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 | Human Rights, Immigration, Issues
On May 20, a federal judge blocked the Biden administration from ending the use of Title 42 on May 23. Faith organizations joined advocates nationwide in lamenting the continuation of the policy, which some lawmakers are trying to maintain indefinitely. As we continue...
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...
May 26, 2022 | FAN, Human Rights, Issues
During westward expansion of the United States, the Catholic Church as well as other religious organizations collaborated with the government to create a system of residential schools for Indigenous children. For well over a century, the intention of these schools was...
May 26, 2022 | FAN, Peacemaking, Press Releases
Immediate Release May 26, 2022 Media contact: Janine Walsh | 203.685.1856 | walsh@franciscanaction.org Franciscan Action Network Frustrated and Dismayed at yet Another Mass Shooting Committed to continue working against violence and injustice Washington, D.C....
May 25, 2022 | FAN, Peacemaking, Press Releases
25 May 2022CONTACT:Mateusz Piotrowski (mateusz.piotrowski@europeapatient.com)Phone/WhatsApp: +48 530 074 147Follow #ReligiousDelegation2Kyiv World Religious Leaders Travel in Emergency Just Peace Mission to Pray in Kyiv (24-25 May 2022) KYIV, UKRAINE — A...
