Nov 9, 2021 | Care for Creation, FAN, Issues
Please join Franciscan Action Network on Tuesday, November 16 at 1:00pm ET (10am PT, 7pm Rome) for “Franciscan Climate Advocacy After COP26,” a faith-informed exchange on creation care advocacy. This is a special event for FAN institutional members and Franciscan...
Nov 3, 2021 | FAN, Press Releases
Immediate Release November 3, 2021 Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Republicans have blocked the possibility of a public floor debate on the John Lewis Voting Rights Amendment Act. Access to the vote is extremely important and the Franciscan Action Network is...
Oct 26, 2021 | FAN, Issues, Peacemaking
On October 16-17, 2021 the Soul Box Project opened an exhibit titled “This Loss We Carry” on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., providing a dramatic visual representation honoring the lives torn apart by gun violence. The Soul Box Project is a...
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...
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,”...
