Care for Creation
Franciscans are dedicated to the care of creation, seeing all creatures as brothers and sisters.
Saints Francis and Clare had a relational understanding of creation. All creatures, from the smallest to “our Sister, Mother Earth,” were sisters and brothers, part of the very family of God. Because of this, Francis was named the patron saint of ecology by Pope John Paul II. Following this tradition, St. Bonaventure developed a theological and spiritual vision that acknowledged all creation as emanating from the goodness of God, existing as a “footprint” of God, and leading us back to God if we are able to “read” nature properly. He spoke of creation as the first book that God wrote.
“Saint Francis is the example par excellence of care for the vulnerable and of an integral ecology lived out joyfully and authentically…He shows us just how inseparable the bond is between concern for nature, justice for the poor, commitment to society, and interior peace.”
-Pope Francis, Laudato Si #10
Take Action for our Mother Earth
As followers of St. Francis, the patron of ecology, we hold a special concern in our hearts for our Mother Earth. At Franciscan Action Network, we...
Special Screening of “Youth vs Gov”
As Franciscan-hearted people of faith, we care about the integrity of creation and climate justice for future generations. The film YOUTH v GOV...
Encounter for our Common Home
We are excited to announce our participation in Encounter for Our Common Home, a new national campaign for climate solutions. This Spring, join...
FAN Staff will Plunge Again in 2022
The staff of the Franciscan Action Network has once again committed to join our partners at Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN) to jump into...
Join in the Laudato Si’ Action Platform
Recently in Rome, the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development launched the much awaited enrollment phase of the Laudato Si’...
Franciscan Climate Advocacy After COP26
Please join Franciscan Action Network on Tuesday, November 16 at 1:00pm ET (10am PT, 7pm Rome) for “Franciscan Climate Advocacy After COP26,” a...
Connect with Fan
Would you like to work with us on the important issue of Care For Creation?