Dec 21, 2015 | Care for Creation
The Franciscan Delegation has returned home from Paris with a renewed sense of responsibility to continue to care for our common home. The COP21 summit was extremely informative and the whole Franciscan Family now looks forward to the next challenges and steps we need...
Jul 31, 2015 | Care for Creation, Issues, Resources
The staff at Franciscan Action Network was so inspired by Pope Francis’ encyclical, “Laudato Si” that we wanted to do something to follow the Holy Father’s example. Pope Francis calls for open dialogue and transformation, both personal and...
Apr 28, 2014 | Immigration
Fast for Families and FAN had a goal of getting 25,000 petitions signed to deliver to Speaker Boehner and Majority Leader Cantor in DC on April 9th. Thanks to your taking action, we knocked it out of the park! You made a big impact by showing our House Republican...
Oct 17, 2013 | Issues, Poverty
By: David B. Couturier, OFM. Cap. Introduction Franciscans have been working internationally at the United Nations to raise awareness about the issue of the trafficking of human persons and other contemporary forms of slavery since the 1980’s.[1] Franciscans have also...
Aug 26, 2013 | Consistent Ethic of Life, Issues, Poverty
By: David B. Couturier, OFM. Cap Originally published 2013 It is estimated that the average American spends about $370.06 of their consumer dollars per week on food, housing, transportation, apparel, health care, entertainment, personal insurance, and other...
