Jun 18, 2022 | Consistent Ethic of Life, FAN, Human Rights, Issues, Poverty
On June 18, 2022, Franciscan Action Network (FAN) coordinated a Franciscan and Catholic presence for the Poor People’s Campaign Moral March on Washington. Organizations who joined include NETWORK Lobby, Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), Sisters of...
Jun 16, 2022 | FAN, Press Releases
Immediate Release Media Contact: Janine Walsh | 203.685.1856 | walsh@franciscanaction.org Tobias Harkleroad | 301.509.7910 | tharkleroad@franciscanaction.org June 16, 2022 Catholic Presence at Poor People’s Campaign Washington, D.C. – A group of Catholic...
Jun 15, 2022 | FAN, Issues, Peacemaking
In May 2022, a delegation of religious leaders traveled to Kyiv in an emergency intervention seeking to contribute to ending aggression against Ukraine, the bombing of Ukrainian cities, and to pray for a just peace. This trip was planned in response to a call from...
Jun 6, 2022 | Care for Creation, Issues
As followers of St. Francis, the patron of ecology, we hold a special concern in our hearts for our Mother Earth. At Franciscan Action Network, we are dedicated to preserving and protecting all of God’s beautiful creation through our work advocating for policies...
Jun 2, 2022 | Consistent Ethic of Life, FAN, Issues, Peacemaking
As Franciscans, we believe all life is sacred. Preventing gun violence should not be a political issue. As we recently stated, “it is a pro-life issue and a moral issue. The more than 200 mass shootings so far this year show that it is long past time to review...
