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Inspired by the Gospel of Jesus, and the example of Saints Francis and Clare, the Franciscan Action Network is a collective Franciscan voice seeking to transform United States public policy related to peace making, care for creation, poverty, and human rights.
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PRESS RELEASE: Franciscans Respond to Trump Administration’s Immigration Plan
“Go Back to the Drawing Board”
PRESS RELEASE: Coalition Calls on Presidential Candidates to Support Comprehensive Democracy Reform
More Than 100 Good Government, Religious, and Civil Rights Organizations signed an open letter to 2020 presidential candidates
Article in the Cord: Green New Deal: A Franciscan Perspective
FAN's executive director, Patrick Carolan and former president, Sr. Margaret Magee, OSF recently co-authored the lead article in this quarter's...
Centre for Islamic Studies in Sri Lanka Offers Statement on Terror Attacks
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...
PRESS RELEASE: Franciscans Decry Administration’s Decision to Further Harm Asylum Seekers
The decision by Attorney General Barr to denybond hearing to asylum seekers is inhumane
PRESS RELEASE: Faith Groups and Activists Pressure Congress to ask Administration Where Are the Refugees
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 2, 2019CONTACT: media@cwsglobal.org | 202.733.5151Faith Groups and Activists Pressure Congress to ask Administration...
Photographic Essay “Stranger Fruit” by John Henry
Photographer John Henry reimagines the Pietà in moving photographs of black mothers and sons in his photo essay, "Stranger Fruit."From his...
People of Faith Are Taking Action for the Environment
Maryland Catholics Advocate in AnnapolisOn Feb. 18th, in Annapolis, Maryland, Catholics from 19 parishes gathered (pictured, top) to march to the...
President’s Day Rally at White House
February 20, 2019This President's Day, a broad coalition coordinated rallies and events all over the country in protest of the declaration of a...
