Apr 30, 2021 | Consistent Ethic of Life, Human Rights, Immigration, Issues, Poverty
In 2018, through the ‘zero tolerance’ policy, 5,500 migrant families were cruelly separated. To this day, families remain separated and the trauma inflicted by this devastating act is everlasting. The Biden Administration must prioritize making this a nation where...
Apr 30, 2021 | Care for Creation, FAN, Issues
At the invitation of Franciscan Solidarity Table members in New York, Franciscan Action Network is proud to announce our participation with the Climate Crisis Policy (CCP), an open association of activists, organizations and coalitions dedicated to uniting through...
Apr 30, 2021 | FAN, Issues, Peacemaking
Our country’s gun violence takes the lives of more than 100 people, on average, every single day. We need more than thoughts and prayers from our lawmakers. We need action now, starting with background check legislation. Background checks save lives but...
Apr 1, 2021 | FAN, Issues
Description: Inspired by Saint Francis of Assisi, Pope Francis’ Fratelli Tutti calls for a way of life marked by the “flavor of the Gospel.” The pope’s latest encyclical focuses on contemporary social and economic problems while urging an ideal world of...
Mar 24, 2021 | FAN, Peacemaking, Press Releases
March 23, 2021 Washington, D.C. – Shocked and saddened by yesterday’s mass murder in Boulder, Colorado, the Franciscan Action Network (FAN) calls for a national ban on assault weapons. Franciscans and the Franciscan-hearted are people of peace and non-violence....
Mar 1, 2021 | Consistent Ethic of Life, FAN, Human Rights, Issues, Peacemaking
To heal the divisions and injustices of our world, Pope Francis calls for a holistic, multi-disciplinary approach at all levels: personal, social, political, economic, no matter the issue. We keep this directive in mind in all our work to combat systemic racism. For...
