(ZENIT News – OMPRESS / Rome, 04.07.2025) – The Adoratrices — Sisters, Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament and of Charity –, have taken stock of the work carried out during 2024 and presented their report. 8,583 women from 23 countries, living in difficult situations, have been close to these Sisters.
In their 2024 Adoratrices Report, they present the work carried out by the Adorers Family on behalf of women experiencing prostitution, exploitation, human trafficking, and other forms of violence. The 8,583 women were assisted in the various social programs developed by the Sisters in 23 countries in Europe and Africa (4,711), America (2,299), and Asia (1,573). Of these women, 7,631 are adults and 952 are under 18.
Within the over 18 age group, the situations for which they access the care of Adoratrices are mostly: prostitution (3,706), poverty and social exclusion (1,613), human trafficking (902), gender violence (784). As for minors, they suffer from: lack of protection (436), gender violence (214), domestic violence (112), sexual abuse (109).
As the Sisters explain, beyond the numbers, there is a face cared for, and each process initiated with a woman is also a story of dignity, justice, and hope. All of this is carried out around their charism of Adoration and Liberation. This is how the Adorers’ Social Work, together with the Foundations and Associations that are part of this large international network, has offered spaces of welcome, training, and advocacy to women in contexts of prostitution, trafficking, violence, social exclusion, gender-based violence, homelessness, or addiction.
Social action is complemented by educational action, as these Sisters, founded by Saint Maria Micaela of Madrid in 1845, have 35 schools with more than 14,000 students, and 6 student residences where young people are trained in the values of solidarity. None of this would be possible, they add, without the daily dedication of 257 Sisters, 402 volunteers, and 561 hired professionals, who embody the spirit of Saint Maria Micaela.
