Oct 18, 2023 | Environmental Racism, FAN, FJC News
One couldn’t help but feel the positive energy in the room at the first Franciscan Justice Leadership Conference held Oct. 13-16 with the theme “Preserving God’s Planet Together”. We had more than 100 people–including more than 60 young adults...
Oct 5, 2023 | Peacemaking, Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDate: Oct. 5, 2023 Calling for Diplomacy and Peacebuilding to generate a Just Peace in Ukraine WASHINGTON, DC – Religious leaders from Franciscan Action Network, Sojourners, Religions for Peace USA, Reconstructionist Rabbinic Association,...
Sep 5, 2023 | FAN, Issues, Peacemaking
Photo Creator: RONEN ZVULUN | Courtesy of: REUTERS Franciscan Action Network Executive Director Michele Dunne recently joined Terrestrial Jerusalem’s Evan Gottesman during the second half of an Axis Mundi episode offering a deep-dive on one of Jerusalem’s most...
Sep 1, 2023 | Care for Creation, FJC News, Resources
The Southern California Franciscan Justice Circle has been meeting, praying and discerning throughout 2023 in a process inspired by Laudato Si’ Spirit, to create a Laudato Si’ Action Plan. The plan they made is not only for them to use but designed as a...
Aug 18, 2023 | Care for Creation, FAN, Issues
A Montana judge has sided with 16 youth activists finding that the state violated their right to a “clean and healthful environment,” which the state constitution guarantees. The activists, between ages 5 and 22, alleged the state’s pro-fossil fuel...
Aug 18, 2023 | FAN, Issues, Peacemaking
Some updates to encourage us as work continues on this issue. On Thursday Sept. 21, the International Day of Peace, FAN Just Peace Fellow Eli McCarthy led a deep listening session urging participants to share their feelings of the war in Ukraine. Using a synodal...
