Fan in the News

12/25/2024 The Fulcrum
Kick off 2025 at the ‘Faith in Democracy’ vigil

12/20/2024 Catholic Standard
Franciscan Father Joseph Nangle, national peace and justice figure, dies at 92

12/20/2024 Independent Catholic News
US Catholic leaders/organizations urge Biden to support debt relief measures

12/19/2024 National Catholic Reporter
Fr. Joe Nangle, longtime social justice activist, dies at 92

12/16/2024 Independent Catholic News
Fr. Joe Nangle, RIP

12/05/2024 The Tablet
Britain is ‘spiritual desert’ says Rees-Mogg

11/15/2024 Jesuit Refugee Service USA
In Wake of Election Outcomes, Interfaith Immigration Coalition Re-Commits to Solidarity with Immigrants, Refugees, and Newcomers

10/23/2024 Presbyterian Mission Agency
PCUSA Joins Over 100 Organizations in Letter Calling for Halt in Weapons Sales to Israel

10/04/2024 New Straits Times
On Middle East, Trump presents apocalyptic prognosis, Harris cautious

09/23/2024 Global Sisters Report
How the call to Catholic social justice leads to the cross’

09/20/2024 Episcopal News Service
200 Christian leaders across denominations call defending democracy a ‘test of faith’

09/19/2024 Religion News Service
Presiding bishop, Washington bishop join some 200 Christian leaders in calling democracy a ‘test of faith’

08/23/2024 National Catholic Reporter
US delegation supports Palestinians fleeing West Bank violence, prays at Gaza border

08/15/2024 Public Citizen
2024 FCC AI Deepfakes Disclosure Sign-On Letter

07/25/2024 NCR: Earthbeat
As Biden exits presidential race, faith activists tout his major environmental wins

07/23/2024 Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL)
Quaker Lobby Urges Increased Foreign Aid Funding, Not More Cuts

07/22/2024 Refugees International
Joint Letter on Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPs) Appropriations Bill

07/16/2024 Independent Catholic News
US Franciscans deplore assassination attempt

07/02/2024 Baptist Standard
Thousands of faith leaders and activists rally for poor

06/29/2024 Religion News Service
Thousands of faith leaders, union members, activists rally for poor

05/29/2024 Friends Committee on National Legislation
Interfaith Letter: Support Victims of U.S. Nuclear Testing

05/23/2024 Sojourners
Faith and Nonviolence Experts Commend ‘Peacemakers’ at Student Protests

05/09/2024 Catholic Review
Catholic groups call for cease-fire in Gaza, release of Israeli hostages

04/15/2024 Denver Gazette
Colorado Springs faith communities pray for immediate, sustained bilateral ceasefire in Middle East

04/12/2024 Global Sisters Report
Prayer vigil for Gaza reveals power and poverty of nonviolent action

03/21/2024 Fox News
Pro-Palestinian protest breaks out inside Senate office building, interrupts interview with cease-fire chants

03/08/2024 Newsweek
Judge Skewers Texas Lawyer Trying to Close Charity Helping Migrants

02/29/2024 National Catholic Reporter
It is time for US Catholics to take significant risks for Gaza

02/23/2024 Refugees International
150+ Organizations Warn Biden Against Proposed Immigration Policy Changes that Would Harm Asylum Seekers

02/23/2024 Texas Monthly
What Does Religious Freedom Mean in Ken Paxton’s Texas?

02/23/2024 Religion News Service
Catholics rally around Annunciation House after lawsuit

02/22/2024 Crux
Texas effort to shut down Catholic migrant shelter ‘unfounded’

02/14/2024 Independent Catholic News
Washington DC: Ash Wednesday launch of Lenten Ceasefire Campaign

02/14/2024 Religion News Service
Lenten cease-fire campaign includes Ash Wednesday Mass outside White House

02/13/2024 Catholic News Agency
Religious sisters urge passage of aid bill to ‘break link’ between trafficking, migration

02/13/2024 National Catholic Register
Religious Sisters Urge Passage of Aid Bill to ‘Break Link’ Between Trafficking, Migration

02/09/2024 NCR EarthBeat
Faith leaders call new EPA soot limit a win for vulnerable communities

01/09/2024 Good Faith Media
Franciscan Action Network and Faith in Peace Concerts Co-Host Third Annual “Faith in Democracy” Interfaith Vigil

01/09/2024 Baptist News Global
Interfaith vigil promotes prayer for power of democracy to bind Americans

01/09/2024 UCC News Digest
UCC co-sponsors Faith in Democracy vigil near Jan. 6 insurrection anniversary

01/13/2024 Ignatian Solidarity Network Blog
Catholic Organizations Express opposition to Anti-Immigration Budget Proposals

01/11/2024 DAWN: Democracy for the Arab World Now
Senators Urged to Back Resolution Requiring Biden Administration Report on Israel’s Rights Practices and U.S. Military Aid

01/26/2024 KERA News
As border standoff between Texas and feds grows, so does concern over possible violence

12/13/2023 National Catholic Reporter
Ecumenical Christian service in DC calls for ceasefire in Gaza

12/11/2023 Food and Water Watch
The Next Big Climate Fight: CP2 and Liquefied Natural Gas

12/08/2023 Catholic Review
Senate Republicans block Ukraine-Israel emergency aid over border, raising Catholic concerns

12/01/2023 Common Dreams
Congress Urged to Reject ‘Unconscionable’ Asylum Changes in Funding​ Talks

11/29/2023 Americans for Tax Fairness
Billionaire Income Tax Sign-On Letter to Congress

11/22/2023 Baptist News Global
Once again, faith and humanitarian groups decry Texas’ latest approach to ‘border security’

11/17/2023 Mondoweiss
American Christians join the movement for ‘ceasefire now!’

11/10/2023 National Catholic Reporter
5 Catholic activists arrested at US Capitol as part of protest for Israel-Hamas cease-fire

11/09/2023 Middle East Eye
Israel-Palestine war: Bernie Sanders’ refusal to call for a ceasefire in Gaza is alienating his base

11/06/2023 Saltwire
US struggles to curb Israel’s Gaza bombardment, despite pressure at home and abroad

11/06/2023 Gazette
FILE PHOTO: A “pray-in” to call on U.S. President Biden to support an Israel-Hamas ceasefire, outside the White House in Washington

11/04/2023 Sight Magazine
Catholic groups protest at White House to call for Gaza ceasefire

11/03/2023 National Catholic Reporter
Outside White House, Catholic protesters urge Biden to support ceasefire in Holy Land

11/03/2023 Catholic Review
This week in Washington: Military promotions blockade over abortion, Israel-Hamas ceasefire pray-in

11/02/2023 Religion News Service
Catholic groups protest at White House to call for Gaza cease-fire

11/02/2023 Sojourners
Catholics Say, ‘Ceasefire Now’ at White House Pray-In

10/23/2023 Global Sisters Report
Monday Starter: Sisters join call for peace in the Middle East

10/21/2023 Independant Catholic News
US Catholic organizations send peace appeal to President Biden

10/02/2023 Washington Examiner
Calendar below article

09/28/2023 Code Pink
Day of Prayer and Civil Disobedience to Urge Diplomacy in Ukraine War

09/26/2023 NCR EarthBeat
Catholics ask Biden to deliver debt relief to countries most at risk from climate change

09/26/2023 Capital Research Center
Over $2.3 Billion for Opponents of Nuclear Power: Anti-Nuclear Nonprofits

09/19/2023 National Catholic Reporter
Catholic groups join sea of protesters in New York march against fossil fuels

08/02/2023 Human Rights Watch
203 Groups Join Letter Urging President Biden Halt Use and Defense of Asylum Ban Policy

07/27/2023 Adam Schiff website
Rep. Schiff introduces landmark bill to strengthen and protect our democracy

07/25/2023 Network Lobby
Care for the Border: True Investment Means a Move from Militarization to Community

07/21/2023 Responsible Statecraft
Diplomacy Watch: Russia plays hardball with Black Sea grain deal

07/20/2023 Religious Formation Conference (Log in Necessary)

230 Religious Leaders Support Pope Francis and Call for Diplomacy Now to End War in Ukraine

07/14/2023 The Tablet
Legislation Introduced in Congress to Abolish Federal Death Penalty

06/05/2023 Refugees International
The Biden Administration Must Immediately Stop Conducting Credible Fear Interviews in CBP Custody

05/12/2023 Religion News
Amid Catholic opposition, House passes GOP-backed border security bill

05/11/2023 NETWORK Legislative Update
Catholic Organizations Urge the U.S. Government to Promote the Safety and Rights of Asylum Seekers as Title 42 Ends

05/10/2023 NETWORK Legislative Update
NETWORK and Faith-based Organizations Urge the Swift Passage of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (The PRO Act) and Healthy Families Legislation

05/03/2023 Human Rights Watch
Joint Letter to President Biden on US Policy toward Sudan

04/21/2023 Catherine Cortez Masto
Cortez Masto and Colleagues Call For Temporary Protected Status Redesignation for El Salvador and Honduras

04/21/2023 Alex Pedilla
Padilla Calls for Temporary Protected Status Redesignation For El Salvador and Honduras

04/04/2023 The National Herald
Poor People’s Campaigner Liz Theoharis Featured in Pennsylvania Gazette

03/16/2023 NCR EarthBeat
Biden’s greenlight for major Alaska oil project draws moral rebukes

02/09/2023 Senator Markey News
Senator Markey Joins Senator Whitehouse, Congressman Doggett in Introducing No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act

01/17/2023 NCR Online
Faith groups, environmental justice advocates urge EPA to go further in new soot pollution rules

01/12/2023 Human Rights Watch
Immigrants’ Rights Groups Urge 118th Congress to Vote No on Anti-Immigrant Legislation

01/12/2023 Whistleblower
Letter: Vote ‘No’ on the “Border Safety and Security Act”

01/07/2023 Davis Vanguard
Interfaith Immigration Coalition Criticizes Biden Admin’s Limited, Punitive Immigration Measures

01/06/2023 Religion News
Faith leaders hold prayer vigils to mark second anniversary of Jan. 6 insurrection

01/05/2023 WUSA9
Groups plan events to remember Jan. 6 at Capitol

01/03/2023 Independant Catholic News
Interfaith prayer vigil on storming of Capitol Hill anniversary

01/03/2023 Red Letter Christians
Hundreds of Organizations Urge President, AG to Halt Federal & Military Death Penalty

12.28.2022 The Fulcrum
Empowering people of faith to support democracy

12.22.2022 Human Rights First
Human Rights First Lauds Bill to Modernize American Refugee Protection Systems

12.21.2022 Catholic News Service
Papal message for World Peace Day: War, hunger, turmoil are connected

12.08.2022 WUSA9
Biden speaks at National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence

11.19.2022 Davis Vanguard
Faith-Based Organizations Press Biden Administration to Help Asylum Seekers by Ending ‘Title 42’

11.12.2022 Davis Vanguard
Faith Groups Call for Biden Administration to Overturn Actions of Trump in Deportation Regulations Harming 300,000 People

11.11.2022 Glad You Asked Podcast
Glad You Asked: Should Catholics serve in the military?

10.26.2022 Our Sunday Visitor News
Catholic groups urge Biden to seek diplomacy with Putin, avoid nuclear war

10.17.2022 Human Rights Watch
Letter from Human Rights Groups to US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas Responding to the Expansion of the Title 42 Expulsions for Venezuelans

10.13.2022 FCNL
Faith Groups to Biden: Pursue Diplomacy to Avoid Nuclear Catastrophe

10.07.2022 Davis Vanguard
Faith Groups Continue to Demand Permanent Solutions after Unwelcome Appeals Court Ruling

09.29.2022 Catholic Review
Catholic sisters, organizations call efforts to suppress voting a ‘sin’

09.28.2022 Independant Catholic News
US Catholic leaders warn Christian nationalism threatens democracy

09.27.2022 National Catholic Reporter
Fresh off Inflation Reduction Act win, Catholic groups push to further environmental justice

09.27.2022 iFex
Egypt: Ahead of COP27, authorities must open civic space and release detainees

09.24.2022 Black Star News
Rally, Vigil At White House Denounces America’s Racist Treatment of Haitian Migrants

09.20.2022 EarthBeat
Activists in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ hail halt to petrochemical complexes

09.16.2022 Davis Vanguard
Faith Groups Decry Biden’s Plans to Expand Title 42, Call for Humane and Welcoming Asylum System

08.30.2022 Davis Vanguard
Critics Charge More Work Needed by Biden Administration on DACA Protection

08.26.2022 Crux Now
Pax Christi USA campaign takes critical look at country’s military spending

08.11.2022 Detroit Catholic
Catholic prayers for peace interrupted after alleged assault on officer

08.07.2022 Red, Green, and Blue
Call to ACTION: Join 250 Catholic groups telling Congress to pass the Inflation Reduction Act

07.28.2022 National Catholic Reporter

Faith groups respond to Sen. Manchin’s surprise climate deal with shock, optimism

07.21.2022 National Catholic Reporter

What the US needs most right now, what we lack, is community

07.10.2022 Rio Grande Guardian

Faith-based groups: Abbott’s apprehend migrants order could heighten xenophobic narrative

07.02.2022 Crux Now

Advocates look to other avenues after court limits EPA on carbon emissions

07.01.2022 Catholic News Service

Advocates look to other avenues after court limits EPA on carbon emissions

06.25.2022 The Record

March, speakers draw attention to poverty, voting rights, health care needs

06.25.2022 Crux Now

March, speakers draw attention to poverty, voting rights, health care needs

06.23.2022 Catholic News Service

March, speakers draw attention to poverty, voting rights, health care needs

06.21.2022 America Magazine

‘If we are unified, Satan will be unable to get in’: A report from an interfaith peace delegation to Ukraine

06.18.2022 Crux

Veteran Catholic activist, scholar named to US religious freedom commission

06.15.2022 White House

President Biden Announces Key Appointments

06.15.2022 Religion News Service

Biden names Catholic activist Stephen Schneck to religious freedom panel

06.14.2022 YubaNet

National Faith Leaders Push for Medicaid Expansion and Black Maternal Health Investments in Budget Reconciliation

06.12.2022 Catholic Headline

Franciscans Vote for Openly Gay Provincial

06.10.2022 App

Where are pro-life Catholic leaders after Buffalo and Uvalde?

06.06.2022 Refugees International
100+ Organizations Write to the White House Ahead of the Summit of the Americas

05.23.2022 Independant Catholic News
International religious delegation travelling to Kyiv to pray for peace

04.27.2022 Clarion Herald
Pope Francis’ challenging Easter message to the world

04.17.2022 Black Star News
People of Faith Celebrate Announcement of TPS For Cameroon

04.05.2022 Refugees International
68 Organizations Call on State Department to End Delays On TPS

03.05.2022 Crux now
With rosaries, Catholics join protesters at Washington’s Russian embassy

03.03.2022 Word & Way
‘Peace, Peace,’ They Say

02.04.2022 Human Rights Watch
At Start of Black History Month, Over 350 Groups Urge US House Leadership To Back H.R. 40

01.25.2022 Harlem World Magazine
After Dearth Of Climate Leadership In Albany, 38 NY Climate And Community Groups Join To Unveil “Climate Can’t Wait”

01.25.2022 Food and Water Watch
38 New York Groups Unveil “Climate Can’t Wait” 2022 Advocacy Agenda

01.19.2022 Center for Biological Diversity
Legal Petition Calls On Biden to Phase Out Federal Oil, Gas by 2035

01.09.2022 Crux
In Jan. 6 observations, Catholics urged to defend truth and democracy

01.07.1011 Religion News Service
On Jan. 6, vigils recall the insurrection with competing narratives

01.06.2022 National Catholic Reporter
Right-wing Catholic causes got millions from group that funded some Capitol rioters

01.06.2022 Angelus News Service
A year after attack on U.S. Capitol and its officers, brokenness lingers

01.06.2022 Catholic Spirit
A year after attack on U.S. Capitol and its officers, brokenness lingers

01.05.2022 Catholic News
UPDATE: Priest continues to counsel police one year after Capitol insurrection

01.01.2022 Manistee News Adovcate
Save Democracy Rally slated in Manistee in January

12/25/2021 North Bay
Jan. 6th Day of Remembrance & Action Vigil to Defend Democracy

12/24/2021 East Bay
Jan. 6th Day of Remembrance & Action for Democracy Vigil Rally

12/22/2021 National Catholic Reporter
West Virginia faith leaders deliver Christmas card to bring Manchin back to Build Back Better bill

12/20/2021 Catholic Philly
At year’s end, little change on the U.S. immigration front

12/17/2021 Whistleblower
Joint Letter Responding to RMX 2.0 and Title 42 Continuation

11/18/2021 Senator Markey
Senator Markey Files NDAA Amendment to Redirect Defense Dept. Funds to Address Climate Crisis

11/12/2021 Independent Catholic News
Pax Christi USA response to Archbishop’s views on social justice movements

11/09/2021 The Dialog
Sisters of St. Francis: ‘It’s a way … of living the charism in their own lives’ — National Vocations Awareness Week

11/03/2021 The Hill
Anti-Semitism: What it is, what it isn’t and why it matters

10/26/2021 Star Tribune
Dennis W. Dunne Obituary

10/22/2021 Washington Post
Protesting Zionism, climate activist group won’t rally in DC with Jewish groups

10/08/2021 The Whistleblower
Biden Admin Must Stop ICE Expansion

10/05/2021 National Catholic Reporter
Catholic, Protestant groups support commission on US Indian boarding school policy

10/04/2021 Washington Post
Catholic, Protestant groups support commission on US Indian boarding school policy

09/24/2021 Catholic Sentinel
Discontent grows among Biden’s allies over migrant treatment

09/24/2021 Catholic Philly
Discontent grows among Biden’s allies over migrant treatment

09/23/2021 Center for American Progress
RELEASE: Faith Leaders Deliver Petition Signed by 7,000 People of Faith to Members of Congress Calling for Passage of Reconciliation Bill

09/22/2021 The Whistleblower
Congress Must Pass the Protecting Our Democracy Act

09/03/2021 The Whistleblower
NDAA National Guard Amendments Coalition Letter to Congress

08/25/2021 Fox 21 News
Congressman Neguse introduces bill to secure Federal background checks

08/18/2021 HNP Friar News Briefs
Friar News Brief re: Covid 19 Vaccines work in Durham, NC

08/09/2021 National Catholic Reporter
A tribute to Trumka, a Catholic whose work we must carry on

07/30/2021 Idependant Catholic News
Laudato Si’ Movement launches its new name

07/22/2021 People’s World
PRO Act drive revs up as faith groups back legislation

07/20/2021 The Hill
The faith community can help pass a reparations bill

07/13/2021 Catholic News Service
ICE announces reversal of policy of detaining pregnant, nursing migrants

07/13/2021 Cory Booker’s Office
Booker Reintroduces Bill to Reform Farm System With Expanded Support From Farm, Labor, Environment, Public Health, Faith Based and Animal Welfare Groups

07/13/2021 National Catholic Reporter
ICE announces reversal of policy of detaining pregnant, nursing migrants

06/29/2021 Daily Beast
Biden Communion Fight Raises Stakes for Vatican Ambassador Pick

06/26/2021 The Economist
American bishops want to deny Joe Biden Catholic holy communion

06/20/2021 Security & Sustainability Guide
Religious Groups

06/17/2021 US Catholic
11 U.S. Catholic essays by dads

06/15/2021 Washington Post
Catholic bishops this week will discuss if Biden qualifies for Communion.

06/10/2021 Politics Done Right
Jason Miller discusses Senator Joe Manchin’s intransigence on filibuster and more.

06/10/2021 Van Hollen for Senate Campaign page
Van Hollen, Beyer Reintroduce Millionaires Surtax to Invest in Working Families

06/08/2021 US Catholic
We don’t understand religious freedom. COVID-19 proved it.

05/29/2021 Sierra Sun Times
U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Chris Coons Introduce Two Bills to Prevent Future Muslim Bans

05/20/2021 The Dialog/Catholic News Service
Wider dialogue with government on environmental issues welcomed by faith-based groups

05/20/2021 Catholic New York
LTE: Conception Until Natural Death

04/30/2021 Insider NJ
Pascrell, Ocasio-Cortez, Kaptur Lead Colleagues Demanding Support for Postal Banking

04/29/2021 Patheos
Catholic Reactions to Joe Biden’s Speech to Joint Session of Congress

04/29/2021 Catholic Courier
‘America is on the move again,’ Biden says in address to nation

04/27/2021 ReliefWeb
World religious leaders call for massive increases in production of Covid vaccines and end to vaccine nationalism

04/22/2021 National Catholic Reporter
Links: the Catholic left, Amy Coney Barrett and the importance of distinctions

04/22/2021 National Herald
Maloney: The NO BAN Act- 1st Step towards a More Just, Humane Immigration System

04/15/2021 Global Sisters Report
Serving those in the shadows, sisters follow in footsteps of women long gone

04/13/2021 Irish Central
Irish Americans among favorites for US Ambassador to the Vatican and Pope Francis

04/12/2021 America Magazine
Who will Joe Biden send to Rome? 8 top contenders for U.S. ambassador to the Vatican

04/09/2021 The Dialogue
Interfaith activists present plan to Biden administration to speed up reunification of border families

04/08/2021 National Catholic Reporter
Major Catholic funders and power brokers spearhead voter suppression efforts

04/08/2021 Catholic Spirit
Group asks Biden administration to step up reunification of border families

03/22/2021 Catholic Universe
House passes two immigration bills with citizenship provisions

03/19/2021 Catholic News Service
House passes two immigration bills with citizenship provisions

03/18/2021 Idependant Catholic News
USA: Thousands call for Archbishop who attacks Biden to be removed from committee

03/17/2021 VT Digger
Sanders and colleagues introduce legislation to combat corporate greed and end outrageous CEO pay

03/09/2021 New Republic
How Big Money Is Dividing American Catholicism

03/03/2021 Baltimore Sun
Dianne Ganz Scheper, former coordinator and teacher in Johns Hopkins’ Master of Liberal Arts program, dies

02/26/2021 Angelus News
Catholic organizations urge Biden to return U.S. to Iran nuclear deal

02/19/2021 Insurance News Net
American Friends Service Committee: Faith Groups Urge Congress to Cut Pentagon Spending

02/14/2021 National Catholic Reporter
Biden reestablishes White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships

1/27/2021 National Catholic Reporter Earthbeat
Faith groups applaud Biden’s ‘bold’ executive actions on climate, environmental justice

01/08/2021 It’s All in God’s Plan Blog
These Epiphany visitors did not come bearing gifts

01/06/2021 Catholic San Francisco
Religious leaders: Reject bid to overturn presidential election results

12/22/2020 Joel Mazmanian Blog
The Franciscan Action Network took aim at conservative lawmakers through a series of videos aimed at tackling progressive issues.

12/21/2020 Government Accountability Project
Framingham Source: Sen. Warren Re-Introduces the Anti-Corruption & Public Integrity Act

12/17/2020 Orthodox Observer News
Greening the Parish Webinar Series

12/10/2020 Breitbart
Groups call for end of ‘politically motivated’ executions in D.C. protest

11/17/2020 Alt Energy Mag
Multi-Sector Coalition Urges Congress to Include Support For Clean Energy and Clean Transportation in Must-Pass Legislation This Year

11/16/2020 RollCall
Photos of the day: Caged bear

11/13/2020 Church Times
Paul Vallely: Biden’s politics are rooted in his faith

11/09/2020 Express UK
Where was Joe Biden born, what religion is Joe Biden, is he Catholic?

11/07/2020 National Catholic Reporter
Editorial: NCR congratulates Joe Biden, our nation’s second Catholic president

11/07/2020 America Magazine
Joe Biden will be the second Catholic president. Here’s what you need to know about his faith.

11/03/2020 National Catholic Reporter
#CatholicsVote2020: An election live blog (5am & 6:52p)

11/03/2020 Toledo Blade
LTE: Vote your values`

11/01/2020 Country Contemplative Blog
Donate to FAN

10/29/2020 National Catholic Reporter

Faith leaders working to ensure that every vote counts and encourage nonviolence after election

10/23/2020 National Catholic Reporter

Faith groups organize to motivate, mobilize climate voters as Election Day nears

10/22/2020 National Catholic Reporter

Links for 10/22/20

10/19/2020 US Catholic Magazine

For many U.S. Catholics, justice issues are central to pro-life values

10/14/2020 The Dialog

Women religious working across the U.S. to ensure citizens can exercise right to vote

10/12/2020 “Global Sisters Report”

Sisters registering as many people as they can to vote

10/12/2020 Clinton Herald Franciscan Moment online discussion offered

10/02/2020 National Catholic Reporter

Why is Francis of Assisi the patron saint of ecology?

10/01/2020 Telemundo

Trump propone reducir número de refugiados en el nuevo año fiscal, y activistas religiosos lo acusan de “inmoral”

09/23/2020 Newsmax
Attorney General Barr: Religion ‘Under Siege by Secularists’

09/22/2020 Independant Catholic News
USA: 200 Catholic leaders ask AG Barr to reject award

09/21/2020 Religion News Service
National Catholic Prayer Breakfast award for Barr divides Catholics

09/15/2020 Crux Now
Court sides with Trump on right to end TPS

09/14/2020 Catholic Philly
Court sides with Trump on right to end TPS

08/07/2020 CBN News
Biden and Trump Begin the Long Battle for the ‘Faith Vote’

08/06/2020 Scoop Independant News
Advocates Call On Congress To Fund Elections Immediately

08/05/2020 Civil Rights.org
Advocates Call on Congress to Fund Elections Immediately

07/30/2020 National Catholic Reporter
How Joe Biden’s Catholic roots have shaped his public life

07/30/2020 CatholicPhilly
Advocates demand ICE comply with order to release children in detention

07/29/2020 National Catholic Reporter
Advocates demand ICE comply with order to release children in detention

07/24/2020 NCR – EarthBeat
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07/16/2020 NCR – EarthBeat
Faith leaders rebuke Trump’s rollback of major environmental law

07/03/2020 Crux Now
Catholic activists warn of new family separation policy

07/03/2020 Independant Catholic News
Catholic leaders call for families to be freed from US detention centres

07/01/2020 Human Rights Watch
Rights Groups Urge US Congress to End the 1033 Program, Demilitarize Police

06/28/2020 CUA The Tower
Members of Catholic University Community Show Their Support for Black Lives Matter Movement

06/25/2020 U.S. Catholic
Should Catholics serve in the military?

06/23/2020 Morning Call
Your View: Why we should follow Catholic Church on climate change

06/08/2020 Daily Maverick
Donald Trump’s fake Bible photo-op, aka Nothing is sacred anymore

06/05/2020 National Catholic Reporter
Does Archbishop Gregory’s Objection to Trump Break New Ground?

06/02/2020 National Catholic Reporter
Catholic activists protest Trump’s visit to St. John Paul II Shrine

06/02/2020 Crux Now
D.C. archbishop blasts Trump’s visit to John Paul II Shrine

06/02/2020 Stamford Advocate
Catholic Archbishop of Washington slams Trump’s visit to John Paul II shrine

06/02/2020 Washington Post
‘I find it baffling and reprehensible’: Catholic archbishop of Washington slams Trump’s visit to John Paul II shrine

05/22/2020 Commonweal
A Telling Spell of Catholic ‘Leadership’: When Moral Clarity Goes Missing

05/21/2020 National Catholic Reporter
Blog: Editorial independence in Catholic media is critical

05/15/2020 National Catholic Reporter
Here’s what to expect for Laudato Si’ Week as pope’s ecology document turns five

05/15/2020 Texas Impact
Texas Impact’s Weekly Witness: Jason Miller, Franciscan Action Network

05/08/2020 National Catholic Reporter
President Trump cannot have the Catholic endorsement

05/07/2020 National Catholic Reporter
US Catholic magazine unpublishes two articles critical of Cardinal Dolan

05/06/2020 Crux Now
Catholic groups urge Congress to concentrate on poor, marginalized during pandemic

05/05/2020 Catholic News Service
Congress urged to address needs of minorities in new pandemic relief bill

05/04/2020 The Tablet
Dolan defends Trump encounters

05/04/2020 Church Militant
Liberals Hammer NY Cardinal for Cordiality With Trump

05/02/2020 Crux Now
Author looks at Catholic influence on modern progressive politics

05/01/2020 National Catholic Reporter
Catholic social justice leaders protest Cardinal Dolan’s supportive words for Trump

04/23/2020 Crux Now
Cardinal George event looks at Church-State relations, COVID-19 pandemic

04/23/2020 America Magazine
Catholic leaders to Trump: Coronavirus pandemic not an excuse to crack down on immigration

04/22/2020 Christian Headlines
Christian Organizations Speak Out against Trump’s Temporary Immigration Ban

04/21/2020 Christian Post
Some Christian groups condemn Trump’s order temporarily suspending immigration for 60 days

04/21/2020 Hartford Courant
President Trump’s plan to halt legal immigration prompts questions, opposition in Connecticut

04/20/2020 YubaNet
A First Priority for a Biden Administration Will Be Comprehensive Reforms, as Reflected in H.R. 1

04/13/2020 Maryland Matters
Progressive Groups Offer Policymakers Expansive Agenda to Protect Struggling Marylanders

04/12/2020 Washington Post
Pope Francis says coronavirus economic collapse ‘could be the time’ for a universal basic wage

04/10/2020 Toledo Blade
Letters to the Editor: Delay DACA

04/02/2020 EarthBeat
How can I get involved in virtual climate activism?

04/02/2020 National Catholic Reporter
The church after coronavirus: Crisis exposes what is essential

03/29/2020 Crux Now
Catholic organizations urge communities to respond to U.S. census

03/21/2020 Crux Now
Advocacy groups offer tips to stay connected while facing the coronavirus

03/19/2020 Angelus News
Advocacy groups offer tips to stay connected while facing the coronavirus

03/17/2020 Maryland Matters
Letter: Faith Leaders Call on Legislature to Pass Sanctuary Bill Before Ending Session

02/21/2020 National Catholic Reporter
Bloomberg bombs, Warren starts uniting: highlights from the Nevada debate

02/11/2020 Catholic Standard
At Mass, people encouraged to pray, take action to combat human trafficking

02/11/2020 “Global Sisters Report/CNS”
At Mass, people encouraged to pray, act to end human trafficking

02/04/2020 National Catholic Reporter
Nationalist event in Rome warns against ‘pink police state,’ Pope Francis

01/17/2020 National Catholic Reporter
Can Catholics and evangelicals sway politics as the ‘religious left’?

01/13/2020 National Catholic Reporter
Catholic ethicists question US assassination of Iranian general

01/09/2020 Crux Now
American Catholics welcome Trump’s readiness to ’embrace peace’

01/09/2020 Aiken Standard
Column: Who decides who gets in?

01/09/2020 The Tablet
American Catholics Welcome Trump’s Readiness to ‘Embrace Peace’

01/09/2020 National Catholic Reporter
It’s time to change the abortion debate in America

01/08/2020 Townhall
Who Decides Who Gets In?

01/07/2020 The Catholic spirit
Prayer vigil pushes for peaceful solution in Iran crisis

01/07/2020 Chicago Catholic
Morality of drone warfare questioned after attack on Iranian general

01/06/2020 The Catholic spirit
Morality of drone warfare questioned after attack on Iranian general

01/05/2020 Independant Catholic News
US faith groups condemn US aggression towards Iran

01/04/2020 Church of the Bretheren
Church of the Brethren signs ‘Faith Statement on Escalating Violence with Iran’

12/27/2019    National Catholic Reporter
Catholics offer lots of advocacy, get few results on Capitol Hill

12/17/2019    OBN
If seems to be might kill … the 100 most exceptional pictures of 2019

12/14/2019    Crux
Catholics offer lots of advocacy, get few results on Capitol Hill

12/11/2019    National Catholic Reporter
Coalition cites lack of medical treatment in migrant children’s deaths

12/09/2019    Angelus News
Catholics mark anniversary of child’s death at border

12/06/2019    The Progressive
‘Fleeing not Migrating’

12/06/2019    Common Dreams
‘Fleeing not Migrating’

11/22/2019    EarthBeat: NCR
On Capitol Hill, Jesuit students deliver 58,000 Catholic signatures in support of Senate climate bill

11/14/2019    Detroit Metro Times
Rep. Tlaib teams up with Sen. Sanders to combat ‘excessive’ CEO pay

11/13/2019    Ignatian Solidarity Network Blog
Catholics Unite in Support of DACA Program with Rosary Walk and National Rally

11/12/2019    The Hill
Advocacy groups push Senate to include election security money in funding bill

11/11/2019    Progressive.org
Healing the Desert Wounds that Trump’s Wall Is Opening

11/08/2019    Patheos
 Could this be the Most Anti-life Deed?

11/05/2019    National Catholic Reporter
Catholic, other religious groups endorse ‘Faithful Democracy’ statement

11/05/2019    National Catholic Reporter
Catholics call Trump’s move from Paris climate deal ‘unconscionable

10/25/2019    Black Star News
California Congressman Gomez Intoduces “99.8 Percent” Act to Address America’s Widening Wealth Gao

10/24/2019    AL Reporter
Sewell votes for bill to try to prevent foreign interference in future elections

10/22/2019    Water Online
EPA Kicks Off National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

10/16/2019    Catholic News Herald
Catholics among those arrested at protest over low refugee cap

10/16/2019    Angelus news
Catholics among those arrested at protest over low refugee cap

10/15/2019    Amnesty International
18 Leaders Arrested Today at the Capitol While Protesting Trump Administration’s Destruction of the Refugee Resettlement Program

10/15/2019    Church Militant
Climate Change Alarmism in the Catholic Church

10/04/2019    Crux catholic
U.S. Church leaders weigh in on Amazon synod days before it opens

09/18/2019    Dunya News
52 organisations pen letter to Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to rescind its award for Modi

09/17/2019    PRNewswire
CAIR: 52 Groups Urge Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to Rescind Award to Indian PM Modi

09/05/2019    Eurasia Review
Christian Nationalism Is A Fiction (Part II) – OpEd

09/05/2019    NH Labor News
Congress Must Stop Big Business, Wealthy Donors From Influencing Our Elections

09/04/2019   Multiple Media Reports
Catholic Day of Action for Immigrant Children, Newark, NJ

09/03/2019    Newsweek
Catholic Leaders March on ICE Office in New Jersey Against Child Separation at the Border

08/27/2019    Crux
Migrant children will suffer most under new detention rule, says bishop

08/26/2019    Catholic San Francisco
Migrant children will suffer most under new detention rule, says bishop

08/25/2019    Sunstar
Sanchez: The local in the global

08/15/2019    National Catholic Reporter
My first, and very Catholic, act of civil disobedience

08/13/2019    Catholic Spirit
Catholic peace advocates commemorate Hiroshima, Nagasaki anniversaries

08/07/2019    The Globe Post
US Civil Rights Groups Demand Action to End Voter Suppression

07/31/2019    Insider
Christian leaders are warning of ‘Christian nationalism,” which they say ‘provides cover for white supremacy and racial subjugation’

07/30/2019    Washington Times
Christian’ group — and that’s ‘Christian’ in quotes — warns of faith-based nationalism

07/26/2019    BuzzFeed News
23 Of The Most Powerful Photos Of This Week

07/23/2019    Insurance new net
American Atheists Joins 125 National Organizations to Oppose Religious Discrimination in Foster Care and Adoption

07/19/2019    National Catholic Reporter
Catholic Day of Action protesters arrested in stand against child detention

07/19/2019  Multiple Media Reports
Catholic Day of Action protest gathers news hits from over 100 outlets

07/18/2019    The Hill
Dozens of Catholics arrested at Capitol after protesting Trump immigration policies

07/18/2019    Getty Images
DC: Franciscan Action Network Holds A Prayer Vigil To End Inhumane Treatment Of Migrant Families (all images copyrighted Getty)

07/17/2019    KrisTV
Catholics to protest migrant detention centers, risk being arrested

07/16/2019    America Magazine
Catholics to risk arrest Thursday in protest of migrant detention centers

07/12/2019    Independent Catholic News US Catholics to demonstrate against detention of migrant children
07/10/2019    Catholic News Service
U.S. bishop among nearly 200 faith leaders speaking against war in Iran

07/08/2019    Sojourners
Faith Leaders Issue Emphatic ‘No’ to War with Iran

06/28/2019    Metro Weekly
Catholic leaders pledge solidarity with LGBTQ Catholic school teachers

06/26/2019    American Shipper
USMCA conversation intensifies on Capitol Hill

06/25/2019    Common Dreams
We’re Not Settling for Soundbites’: Citing Democrats’ Own Platform, Open Letter Demands DNC Host at Least One 2020 Debate on Climate Emergency

06/23/2019    Los Alamos Daily Post
Udall, Van Hollen Reintroduce EMPOWER Act To Modernize Presidential Campaign Financing System

05/25/2019    Catholic Sentinel
Catholics join faith leaders gathered to remember child deaths at border

05/24/2019    Cruz Catholic
Catholics join faith leaders gathered to remember child deaths at border

05/23/2019    Payvand.com/news
62 Organizations Tell Congress: Halt a March to War with Iran

05/09/2019    Vermont Biz
Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez unveil Loan Shark Prevention Act

05/01/2019    Nation of Change
As Bernie Sanders says ‘no apologies’ for his position, 70+ groups back call for prisoner voting rights

04/30/2019    Common Dreams
As Bernie Sanders Says ‘No Apologies’ for His Position, 70+ Groups Back Call for Prisoner Voting Rights

04/23/2019    National Catholic Reporter
Justices lean toward including citizenship question in next census

04/18/2019    The Hill
What about Flint and Puerto Rico? Notre Dame fire revives fight against injustices on the backburner

04/16/2019    Herald Malasia online
Would Pope Francis back the Green New Deal?

04/09/2019    People’s world
Fifty social justice organizations demand Trump stop aggression against Venezuela

04/08/2019    National Catholic Reporter
Where science warnings fail, can moral force push us out of climate inertia?

04/08/2019    Venezuela Analysis
Over 40 Groups Call on Congress to Oppose Sanctions, Military Intervention

04/01/2019    Olean Times Herald
Death row survivor to keynote Bona’s 159th Commencement

03/15/2019    Human Rights Watch
Coalition Letter of Support for the Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act H.R. 1714

03/14/2019    Global Sisters Report
Nuns and Nones event finds bridges in ‘Radical Grace’ documentary

03/13/2019    On Common Ground News
Rep. Johnson fights to stop local police from receiving weapons of war

03/13/2019    Insider NJ
Pascrell, Baldwin Introduce ‘Carried Interest Fairness Act’ to Close Tax Loophole

12/22/2018    The Cord
Franciscan Spirituality and Environmental Justice

12/10/2018    Pivot.Today
Neumann University Student Wins Second Place in National Art Contest

12/07/2018    Batesville Herald Tribune
OA student wins art contest

12/07/2018    Texas GOP Vote
New Cornyn, Cruz, Hurd, Gonzalez Bill Would Help Border Counties Identify Missing Migrants

12/04/2018    National Catholic Reporter
Faith groups oppose massive increase in border spending

12/04/2018    Common Dreams
Pictures, Video: On Anniversary of Trump’s Muslim Ban, Impacted Individuals and Advocates Deliver Petitions with Over 150,000 Signatures to Congress

11/30/2018    Catholic News Service
In response to global warming, the idea of personal sacrifice resurfaces

11/29/2018    Christian Post
Largest Latino evangelical group mobilizing to help migrant caravan, Samuel Rodriguez says

11/28/2018    Texas GOP Vote
Global Fragility And Violence Reduction Act Passes House

11/22/2018    Crux
Catholic, other faith groups pledge solidarity all seeking asylum in U.S.

11/21/2018    Sunstar
Sanchez: It doesn’t belong

11/12/2018    National Catholic Reporter
Catholic healthcare system to shutter DC hospital serving most vulnerable

11/10/2018    Sight Magazine
US faith leaders denounce Trump proclamation denying asylum outside border crossings

11/06/2018    National Catholic Reporter
Faith leaders call on US to address complicity in causing migrant caravan

10/30/2018    National Catholic Reporter
Justice Action Bulletin

10/27/2018    Crux
Catholic groups ask for humane treatment of migrants heading for border

10/16/2018    National Catholic Reporter
Justice Action Bulletin: Injunction delays end of temporary protected status

10/09/2018    National Catholic Reporter
Justice Action Bulletin: ‘Living the Change’ mobilizes sustainability commitments

10/02/2018    National Catholic Reporter
Justice Action Bulletin: Stay of deportation; opposing prison corporations

09/18/2018    National Catholic Reporter
Advocates decry historically low cap for refugee entry in 2019

09/18/2018    National Catholic Reporter
Justice Action Bulletin

09/14/2018    Crux
Catholics join other Christians in calling for admitting more refugees

09/14/2018    St. Cloud Visitor Rollback of environmental regulations spur Catholic advocates to action

08/27/2018 CGTN Live America
The Heat: Catholic Church sex abuse scandal

08/24/2018 National Catholic Reporter
Catholic groups disagree with Trump EPA ‘Affordable Clean Energy’ rule

08/14/2018 National Catholic Reporter
Justice Action Bulletin

08/10/2018 CruxNow
Peace activists’ prayer service marks Nagasaki, Hiroshima anniversary

08/10/2018 Catholic Courier
Peace activists’ prayer service marks Nagasaki, Hiroshima anniversary

07/26/2018    Newsweek
Timeline Shows How Trump Administration Is ‘Rolling Back Protections’ for Immigrant Children

07/17/2018    National Catholic Reporter
Justice Action Bulletin

07/10/2018    National Catholic Reporter
Justice Action Bulletin

06/30/2018    Lancaster Online
Local pastors’ sermons focus on morals, ethics of US border policy

06/26/2018    National Catholic Reporter
Justice Action Bulletin: Immigration raid in Ohio; defunding police in Minneapolis

06/25/2018    Global Sisters Report
St. Francis, sultan set interfaith model

06/22/2018    Catholic Philly – As immigration woes rise, lawmakers can’t agree on solutions

06/22/2018    The Nation
Immigration Protest

06/22/2018    The Witness Online
Responding to family separation on the southern border

06/21/2018    Getty Images
TOPSHOT – The Franciscan Action Network (FAN), Faith in Action and the DMV Congregation Network holds a prayer vigil with children wrapped in survival blankets and protest ‘the cruel treatment of immigrants by the Trump administration’

06/21/2018    News2Share
Children, Clergy protest ICE in Capitol with blankets and cages

06/21/2018    Washington Examiner
Capitol Hill protest has kids, cages, and thermal blankets, mirroring detention center conditions

06/20/2018    Vice News
An activist is using religion to get Scott Pruitt to care about the environment

06/20/2018    San Deigo Jewish World
350 groups call Ryan’s immigration bill a sham

06/19/2018    NCR – Justice Action Bulletin
Justice Action Bulletin: Scripture can’t defend separations; Hunger strikes

06/17/2018    The Crux
Fifty years after MLK sent poor to Washington, Catholics join his fight

06/16/2018    State of Belief
FAN’s role in Poor People’s Campaign movement

06/08/2018    National Catholic Reporter
Poor People’s Campaign turns its attention to health care, environment

06/07/2018    The Tennesssee Tribune
Many Arrested at TN State Capitol Demanding Healthcare as Part of the Poor People’s Campaign

05/31/2018    National Catholic Reporter
Immigration changes could lead to dropped children’s health coverage

05/22/2018    Catholic Philly
Catholics among 59 arrested during ‘pray-in’ at U.S. Capitol

05/22/2018    National Catholic Reporter
Poor People’s Campaign rallies against systemic racism, voter suppression

05/16/2018    Indianapolis Star
Letters: Legislative special session failed Hoosiers

05/08/2018    National Catholic Reporter
Catholic groups oppose CIA nominee Gina Haspel for connection to torture

05/04/2018    Lifesite News
U.S. cardinal appointed by Pope Francis calls on Trump to rejoin Paris Climate Agreement

05/01/2018    Catholic Philly
Faith groups decry immigration detention of pregnant women

04/29/2018    The Hill
Anti-Catholic bias at play in replacing the chaplain of the House

04/17/2018    E&E News
Talk of climate, controversies banned in Pruitt meeting

03/29/2018    Afro American
NCC Rally Against Racism Is ‘Only the Beginning’

03/29/2018    Sight Magazine
US faith groups condemn citizenship question on census

03/29/2018    National Catholic Reporter
Trump administration orders end to Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians

03/28/2018    Think Progress
On Holy Week, faith leaders wash refugees’ feet to bring attention to resettlement numbers

03/21/2018    Catholic Philly
Threat spurs Ohio Catholic school students to join gun violence march

03/19/2018    E&E News
How do you talk to Pruitt about climate change?

03/15/2018    Crux Now
Addressing climate change is top priority in Cardinal Ribat’s ministry

03/15/2018    The Tablet
Papua New Guinea’s first Cardinal says climate change is ‘disaster’ for his people

03/15/2018    E&E News
A liberal met with Pruitt about God. Here’s what they said

03/13/2018    Korean Biomedical Review
16 Korean, US NGOs criticize PhRMA’s recommendation

03/07/2018    Washington Informer
WINKLER: Time to Unite and Erase Racism

03/02/2018    Paz y Bien. Spanish
Líderes franciscanos detenidos en Estados Unidos por defender a los “dreamers”

02/28/2018    Sight Magazine
Dozens of nuns, other Catholics arrested in US advocating for immigrants

02/28/2018    Deseret News
Dozens of nuns, other Catholics arrested advocating for immigrants

02/28/2018    Sampan
Asian immigration advocates rally to support family reunification

02/27/2018    Catholic Culture
Catholic groups plan nonviolent civil disobedience in US Senate office building on behalf of Dreamers

02/20/2018    National Catholic Reporter
Justice Action Bulletin: Jesuit valentines; other Ash Wednesday actions for peace

02/07/2018    Ignatian Solidarity Network Blog
Catholic Advocates Pray for Dreamers on Capitol Hill

02/07/2018    Catholic Philly
Catholics gather on Hill to pray lawmakers will protect the Dreamers

02/06/2018    Religious News Service
Paul Ryan faces an urgent moral challenge

02/06/2018    Catholic Standard
During Capitol Hill prayer service, Catholics reflect on Lord’s passion and Dreamers’ suffering

01/30/2018    National Catholic Reporter
Justice Action Bulletin: Marking the travel ban; Dreamers poised to contribute more

01/30/2018    WUSA9
Local DREAMer to protest the State of the Union

01/25/2018    National Catholic Reporter
Census concerns: Citizenship question would hurt results, critics caution

01/24/2018    Crux Now
Bishop: Christians of all traditions can be models of unity in divisive time

01/19/2018    SF Bay Indy News
Government Shutdown Solutions Could Leave Out Disaster Aid for Puerto Rico

01/17/2018    The Hill
March for Life should be about more than abortion

01/13/2018    Slight Magazine
Christian groups look to mark 50th anniversary of King assassination

01/12/2018    Religious News Service
On King holiday, religious groups look to 50th anniversary of assassination

01/09/2018    CT Mirror
Budget impasse hurts CT defense industry, young immigrants, others

01/05/2018    Jihad Watch
UPF’s False Prophets of Islamic Multiculturalism