Presented by the Franciscan Action Network.

On Tuesday, January 6, 2026, please join us for the next event in our annual ‘Faith in Democracy’ series, an online panel discussion: Faith in Democracy: Facing the Challenges of 2026. The panel will explore the connection between faith and democracy, the challenges to US democracy at this moment in history, and ways people of faith and faith communities can work together to strengthen democracy moving forward.

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The panel will include:

• Jim Wallis, the founding Director of the Georgetown University Center on Faith and Justice
• Gloria Purvis, senior fellow at Georgetown University’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life
• Sharon Brous, senior and founding rabbi of IKAR, a Jewish community based in Los Angeles.

The panel will be moderated by Chris Crawford, the Senior Director of Civic Strategies at Interfaith America. The opening prayer will be offered by Bishop John Stowe with the closing prayer by Imam Talib Shareef.

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Please join us, as we explore the nonpartisan, faith-based case for strengthening our democracy in 2026.