Jan 31, 2022 | Consistent Ethic of Life, FAN, Human Rights, Issues
FAN staff participated in the 2022 March for Life in Washington, D.C. under a “consistent ethic of life” banner on Friday, Jan 21. This value is sacred to all Franciscans, who are dedicated to a profound respect for human life and supporting the most...
Jan 28, 2022 | FAN, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Issues
The USCCB, Catholic Health Association and the U.S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking are hosting a joint webinar on February 2nd at 3pm ET (12pm PT) on the Pandemic Impacts on Preventing and Assisting Victims of Human Trafficking in Catholic Ministries. This...
Dec 30, 2021 | Human Rights, Immigration, Issues
What do the people you interact with daily think about migrants? There are many opinions and arguments made and it is difficult to always know how to respond. One of our NYC Franciscan Justice Circle members, Julie Leininger Pycior, Professor Emeritus of History at...
Oct 26, 2021 | Faithful Democracy, Human Rights, Issues
Voting rights and elections are under attack across the nation. Hundreds of voter suppression bills targeting voters of color are moving through state legislatures; 33 have already become law. Voting Rights Lab reports seventeen state legislatures have introduced...
Oct 26, 2021 | Human Rights, Issues, Poverty
In the mid to late 19th century, several denominations of the Christian Church collaborated with the government in adopting an Indian Boarding School Policy to assimilate Native children. The results of this era are still felt today in the loss of tribal languages and...
Oct 25, 2021 | Human Rights, Issues, Poverty
As Franciscans and as Christians, our faith teaches us that we must recognize in each person the essential humanity and inherent dignity given by God. As the negotiations on the Build Back Better Agenda are reaching conclusion, one of the outstanding issues remaining...