Oct 25, 2021 | Care for Creation, FAN, Issues
As President Biden and world leaders prepare to travel to Glasgow, Scotland for the Conference of Parties (COP), two dozen clergy and faith leaders representing diverse faith traditions gathered outside the State Department last week to read from and hand deliver a...
Oct 20, 2021 | FAN, Press Releases
October 20, 2021 WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Senate Republicans have once again blocked even beginning a public floor debate on the Freedom to Vote Act, making it clear that they support anti-voter legislation and partisan gerrymandering. Access to vote is too...
Oct 4, 2021 | Press Releases
October 4, 2021 Washington, D.C. – Michele Dunne, OFS has been named the executive director of The Franciscan Action Network (FAN), effective October 18, 2021. “All of the Board Members of FAN are happy to welcome Michele as our new executive director. Her range...
Sep 22, 2021 | FAN, Press Releases
Setpember 22, 2021 Washington, D.C. – Franciscan Action Network (FAN) is alarmed and dismayed by the inhumane treatment of Haitian migrants seeking refuge from deplorable conditions in Haiti. Our faith admonitions to “welcome the stranger,” “feed the hungry,”...
Sep 15, 2021 | Immigration, Issues
We have a real shot at immigration reform this year. Congress is on the verge of creating a new, long overdue pathway for millions of immigrants through a complex process known as budget reconciliation. The House and Senate passed budget resolutions allocating over...
