FAN Archives - Franciscan Action Network

Confronting Environmental Racism

Aug 10, 2022 | Care for Creation, FAN, Issues

From plastics to cosmetics, fashion, fertilizer, and more, petrochemicals are everywhere in our daily lives, seeping into our air, water, soil, food, and bloodstreams. As the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy proceeds, many corporations are trying to...

St. Clare – An Example to Follow

Aug 4, 2022 | FAN

St. Clare is known for her profound spirituality, life of prayer, and tender care for her sisters. She also engaged in the world in ways that were courageously peaceful, persistent, and egalitarian in an era when none of those were the norm in her society. As...

Plan Now to Celebrate the Season of Creation

Jul 28, 2022 | Care for Creation, FAN, Issues

Each year from September 1 to October 4, the Christian family unites for a worldwide celebration of prayer and action to protect our common home. As followers of Christ from around the globe, we share a common call to care for creation. We invite you to consider...

PRESS RELEASE: Franciscan Action Network Welcomes the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

Jun 24, 2022 | FAN, Issues, Peacemaking, Press Releases

Immediate Release June 24, 2022 Franciscan Action Network Welcomes the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Washington, D.C. – Franciscan Action Network (FAN), which brings the peacemaking of St Francis of Assisi to public policy, welcomes the Senate passage of the...

Faith Based Organizations Participate in Poor People’s Campaign Moral March on Washington

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...

Catholic Presence at Poor People’s Campaign

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...