An Argentine priest, Father Federico Higton, has freed three Christian families in Pakistan from generational bondage, describing them as people who had “never known freedom.”

The rescue, carried out with the help of a young Spanish layman named Diego has liberated more than 200 believers since 2024. The families were released from debt slavery in brick kilns, where Christians have long faced forced labor, abuse, and denial of access to church life.

Father Higton, a member of the Order of St. Elias, said he traveled to Pakistan “with the sole purpose of freeing Christian slaves,” bringing funds to pay for their release. He baptized the families on the day they were liberated, marking what he called a new beginning.

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