Jun 23, 2025 | Peacemaking
Predictably, the resort to violent ‘defense’ by Israel has metastasized into another major escalation in the region. With a massive missile attack on Iran, both countries have been entrenched in a large-scale back and forth of missiles. Each side notably claiming:...
Sep 12, 2024 | Care for Creation, Environmental Racism, Issues
Please join Franciscan Action Network (FAN) for the first webinar of our 2024 Environmental Justice series, “Protect Oak Flat: Preserving Sacred Sites” on September 19, 2024 at 7pm ET / 4pm PT. FAN will welcome Vanessa Nosie of Apache Stronghold for a discussion...
Jul 15, 2024 | FAN, Peacemaking, Press Releases
July 15, 2024 Media Contact:Janine Walsh, walsh@franciscanaction.org Washington, D.C. – Franciscan Action Network deplores the heinous attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump, which resulted in the death of two people and wounding of two others,...
Jul 9, 2024 | Issues, Peacemaking
On July 17 at 4pm ET / 1pm PT Franciscan Action Network will host a special informational webinar: “Nuclear Weapons: What you don’t know can hurt you.” As Franciscans, we always seek ways to be peacemakers in a troubled world. In this one-hour webinar we will...
Jun 14, 2024 | Care for Creation, Environmental Racism, FJC News, Issues
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is considering permits that would allow Canadian oil giant Enbridge to build a new 41-mile segment of its Line 5 oil pipeline around and upstream of the Bad River Reservation in northern Wisconsin. The construction project would cross...
Jun 10, 2024 | FJC News, Issues, Peacemaking
Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia and associates, including members of the DE Valley Franciscan Justice Circle and FAN staff members (pictured above), joined the 2024 Wear Orange Peace Walk & Block Party organized by the Chester Community Coalition in...
