Jun 5, 2023 | FAN, Issues, Peacemaking
A new collaborative group of women religious, “Nuns Against Gun Violence,” coordinated candlelight vigils across the country for National Gun Violence Awareness Day, Friday, June 2, 2023. Using their prepared materials, the staff of FAN prayed together via...
Jun 5, 2023 | FAN, Issues, Peacemaking
Click Here to Register on Crowdcast FAN will host a second webinar on Ukraine Thursday, June 15 at 1pm ET (10am PT). In this webinar, we will consider: What common narratives are influencing this war? How have the key stakeholders generated narratives that have...
May 19, 2023 | Immigration, Issues
Franciscan Action Network and the Franciscan Network for Migrants hosted a webinar on Root Causes of Migration on May 17, 2023 where we heard a very interesting presentation on the history of migration from a global perspective. The stories of Ciro and Yaneth and...
May 16, 2023 | FAN, Issues, Peacemaking
On May 25, 2023, FAN hosted a webinar, “Peacebuilding, Nonviolent Resistance, and Unarmed Civilian Protection in Ukraine,” seeking to understand and imagine how such practices can be advanced to end the war and build a just peace in Ukraine. Moderated by FAN Just...
Apr 24, 2023 | FAN, Poverty
“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” -St. Francis of Assisi Years ago, we at Franciscan Action Network began hosting an annual benefit dinner, because it was necessary to raise funds to support our work...
Mar 10, 2023 | Consistent Ethic of Life, FAN, Immigration, Issues
On February 23, 2023, the Biden Administration proposed a new rule that will establish a near-total ban on access to asylum at the U.S. southern border. The rule will be open for public comment for 30 days. We urge our network to please take action and submit a...
