During this pandemic, advocacy work was challenging. Franciscan International has the difficulty of bringing partners from outside Europe. On that note, they maximized the opportunity that Br. Angel Cortez, OFM was there with them.
Derechos humanos
Towards a strong Franciscan Collaboration
The OFM – JPIC Office represented by Br. Angelito A. Cortez, OFM, went to Geneva, Switzerland last October 3 to 9, 2021, to visit Franciscan International for future collaboration and prepare for the preparation of Franciscan Participation in COP 26.
Franciscans International presents its annual report and strategic guidelines for the coming years
It recounts the engagements of FI’s team and of sisters and brothers on the ground who, throughout the pandemic, still found ways to stand up against injustices and to bring these to the attention of decision-makers
On the Assassination of Br. Juan Antonio Orozco Alvarado, OFM
The Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Commissions of the Franciscan Family of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, with deep sorrow we lament the death of Rev. Fr. Juan Antonio Orozco Alvarado, OFM, belonging to the Franciscan Province of Saints Francis and James in Mexico, JPIC animator and composer of the Hymn of the Revolution Laudato Si’
Colombia: Franciscan Family denounces war action and Human Rights violations
We invoke the call to defend the rights of the poor; firmly denounce all kinds of warfare and all arms races that end up affecting the poorest
Global Campaign: Stop the Massacre in Myanmar
Emergency Call to Action
Stop the Killing of Innocent Civilians in Myanmar!!!
Urgent appeal to the UN and The International Community for the situation in Myanmar
Our Franciscans in Myanmar have witnessed firsthand the brutality of the security forces and the insecurity this has created.
Save Myanmar, Stop Coup. Stand with Myanmar
The JPIC Commission of the Korean OFM Province and 17 civil society organizations were running a campaign to stop the coup in Myanmar.
International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking: An Economy without Human Trafficking
The International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking 2021 brings into the spotlight one of the main causes of human trafficking: the dominant economic model of our time, whose limits and contradictions are exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic.