Jul 11, 2022 | Consistent Ethic of Life, Human Rights, Immigration, Issues
The Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) is co-hosting two weeks of call-in days to urge our elected officials to “Heal Not Harm” and terminate the Title 42 policy. Franciscan Action Network as an active member of IIC will be participating. The latest...
Jun 27, 2022 | Consistent Ethic of Life, Issues, Press Releases
June 27, 2022 Franciscan Action Network Responds to Supreme Court Decision on Roe v. Wade Washington, D.C. – As Franciscans and Franciscan-hearted people, we support a consistent ethic of life from the moment of conception to a natural death; we believe all...
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...
Jun 2, 2022 | Consistent Ethic of Life, FAN, Issues, Peacemaking
As Franciscans, we believe all life is sacred. Preventing gun violence should not be a political issue. As we recently stated, “it is a pro-life issue and a moral issue. The more than 200 mass shootings so far this year show that it is long past time to review...
Jun 2, 2022 | Consistent Ethic of Life, Human Rights, Immigration, Issues, Press Releases
June 2, 2022 As people of faith who walk in the footprints of Jesus and Francis of Assisi, Franciscan Action Network (FAN) refuses to give up hope that pernicious Title 42 will be terminated. The injunction by a federal judge was extremely disappointing to thousands...
Apr 21, 2022 | Consistent Ethic of Life, Human Rights, Issues, Poverty
Franciscan Action Network has signed up as a mobilizing partner in the Poor People’s Campaign moral march in Washington, D.C. On June 18, people from across the nation will assemble and march as a moral coalition to shift the moral narrative, put a face on the pain of...