She is a
Consolata Missionary Sister, a
Master of Counselling, and a member of the Italian Union of Major Superiors, leading the organization's work against
human trafficking. In this capacity, she is in charge of 250 nuns around the world who work to help young girls and women exit
prostitution. She appears in the
documentary film Not My Life, in which she speaks about her work in
Italy. In 2005, she participated in a conference sponsored by the
Holy See in order to explore how the
Catholic Church can provide better
pastoral care for women
forced into prostitution. She won the
International Women of Courage Award in 2007 and the
European Citizens' Prize in 2013. In December 2012, she founded the association Slaves No More (Mai più schiave).
Pope Francis chose her to write the texts for the Good Friday Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum in 2019. ==Awards==