Jul 18, 2019 | Immigration
July 18, 2019 Today inside the Russell Senate Office Building Rotunda, 70 Catholic leaders locked arms in an act of nonviolent civil disobedience, in an effort to put pressure on Congress and the presidential administration to end the immoral and inhumane practice of...
Jul 9, 2019 | Immigration
In June of 2019, members of the DC Catholic Coalition experienced a call to respond to the immediate crisis of children at the US Border separated from their families and detained in unacceptable conditions. Representing religious congregations and Catholic justice...
Jul 1, 2019 | Immigration
The FAN staff is heartbroken by the ongoing humanitarian crisis at our border and with potential ICE raids across the country. Many have asked what they can do to help our immigrant sisters and brothers. All actions start with prayer. But as Christians and Franciscans...
Jun 1, 2019 | Consistent Ethic of Life, Poverty
Preferred Option for Poor: A Franciscan Perspective We often hear and use the term “preferred option for the poor.” Like many expressions, it is a phrase that gets tossed around without a clear understanding of what it really means. The US Catholic Conference of...
May 8, 2019 | Care for Creation
FAN’s executive director, Patrick Carolan and former president, Sr. Margaret Magee, OSF recently co-authored the lead article in this quarter’s publication of Franciscan Connections: The Cord titled, Green New Deal: A Franciscan Perspective. The article...
Apr 24, 2019 | Peacemaking
The president and vice president of the Centre for Islamic Studies in Sri Lanka sent out a statement this week urging investigations in to the attacks on several churches and hotels on Easter and calling for an end to extremism in all forms.As we continue to celebrate...
