Jul 1, 2019 | Immigration
The FAN staff is heartbroken by the ongoing humanitarian crisis at our border and with potential ICE raids across the country. Many have asked what they can do to help our immigrant sisters and brothers. All actions start with prayer. But as Christians and Franciscans...
Jun 27, 2019 | Press Releases
For Immediate ReleaseJune 27, 2019Media Contact:Janine Walsh, Communications Coordinator(203) 685-1856walsh@franciscanaction.orgFranciscans React to Mixed Results For Democracy at the Supreme CourtPartisan Gerrymandering Stands; Hopeful that Citizenship Question...
Jun 20, 2019 | Press Releases
June 20, 2019Media Contact:Janine Walsh(203) 685-1856walsh@franciscanaction.orgFranciscans Decry Rhetoric by the President to Instill Fear into Immigrant CommunityHis Cruel Promise to Deport “Millions” is Both Inhumane and UnrealisticThis week via tweet the President...
Jun 5, 2019 | Press Releases
June 5, 2019Media Contact:Janine Walsh, Communications Coordinator(203) 685-1856walsh@franciscanaction.orgFranciscans Applaud the Bipartisan Passage of the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019Calls on the Senate to Bring the Bill to a VoteWASHINGTON, D.C. – The...
Jun 1, 2019 | Consistent Ethic of Life, Poverty
Preferred Option for Poor: A Franciscan Perspective We often hear and use the term “preferred option for the poor.” Like many expressions, it is a phrase that gets tossed around without a clear understanding of what it really means. The US Catholic Conference of...
