Mar 9, 2020 | Care for Creation
As Franciscans, we hold a special place in our heart for our Mother Earth. We see our God reflected in her beauty and remember the necessity of a balanced ecology. This year we join in celebrating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day and the 5th anniversary of Laudato...
Mar 9, 2020 | Immigration, Uncategorized
The Supreme Court is expected to make their decision on the future of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) between now and the end of June. Thousands of DACA recipients are in danger of losing their status and in danger of deportation. We need faith...
Feb 10, 2020 | Peacemaking
In November, the Franciscan Friars Conventual invited Unity Production Foundation and the Franciscan Action Network to a day of discussion in commemoration of the 800th anniversary of the encounter between St. Francis of Assisi and the Sultan Malik Al-Kamil. The...
Feb 4, 2020 | Care for Creation, Uncategorized
January 25, 2020 saw crowds of enthusiastic plungers gathered at the National Harbor outside of Washington, D.C. for the 15th annual Polar Bear Plunge to #KeepWinterCold and Franciscan Action Network was there! FAN’s Plunge team this year was: our new Executive...
Feb 3, 2020 | Peacemaking
In 2017 and 2018, FAN worked with Unity Productions Foundation (UPF) to promote their Emmy Award nominated docu-drama, The Sultan and the Saint. The film is a powerful depiction of Muslim-Christian encounter as told through the story of St. Francis of Assisi and the...
Jan 27, 2020 | Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is an exploitation of vulnerability and migrants are among the most vulnerable populations. St. Josephine Bakhita (pictured), who was born in 1869 in South Sudan, was kidnapped and sold into slavery at the age of 7 and spent much of her life in...
