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 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...
Nov 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
When so much attention is given to what makes us different, generosity is what brings people together. We’re proud to be part of the #GivingTuesday global movement for generosity. This #GivingTuesday we’re celebrating what brings us together: Our common...
Nov 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
With bittersweet emotions, the staff and board of the Franciscan Action Network gathered on November 7th, 2019 at St. Francis Hall to celebrate Patrick Carolan, our Executive Director for the past 9 years and honored him with the FAN award at our annual...
May 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
FAN was recently made aware of a new publication, Studying the Life of Saint Clare of Assisi, by William Hugo, OFM Cap. and Joanne Schatzlein, OSF.Published by New City Press, this one-of-a-kind resource helps readers discover St. Clare through a series of crisp...
Feb 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Franciscan Action Network (FAN) is proud to share news of the past year’s successes in our 2018 Annual Report. We encourage all of our Institutional and individual members and other members of the Franciscan family to take a moment to read through it as it...
