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… and extraction. Immediately end all fossil fuel subsidies. And immediately and completely divest from fossil fuels. We don’t want these things done by 2050, 2030 or even 2021. We want …

… as well. For the past three years, Salzman has led organizing efforts with the Catholic Divestment Network at Boston College, where he is a senior philosophy major. Salzman, who met …

… addressing environmental and social problems. Later they added a climate solutions fund and  divested  from any funds or companies that profit from fossil fuels. The Franciscan Sisters of …

… and more.   From the UK, Independent Catholic News reports on the  first English dioceses to divest  from fossil fuels. From Kentucky, WFPL Radio reports on the  efforts of the Sisters of …

… conference's socially responsible investment guidelines to encompass the gun industry. Divestment from gun manufacturers "would send a strong signal," he said. Dominican Sr. Judy …

… to NCR on the sidelines of the panel, Bo said he hoped the Catholic Church in the U.S. divests from fossil fuel. "Instead of using petroleum, they should move towards alternative … like they're doing in many countries now," he said. When asked if the church in Myanmar has divested from fossil fuel, Bo said that the smaller countries need "the support of the Catholic …

… intended to help fight anti-Semitic incidents, it may be aimed particularly at the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, which protests Israel's settlement policies and has led to …

… University came to the Teach-In in search of advice and inspiration after an effort to divest the Omaha, Nebraska, school's endowment from fossil fuels  came up short  just days … by Creighton president Jesuit Fr. Daniel Hendrickson's decision not to enact a nonbinding divestment referendum supported by 86% of students who voted. The students called the school's … this legislation outlined the clear moral, scientific, and financial arguments supporting the divestment of Creighton’s endowment from fossil fuels. We especially believe that our call for …

… University President and Jesuit Fr. Daniel Hendrickson to reject a student proposal to begin divesting from fossil fuel companies, Jenkins noted that, as a native of Omaha, Nebraska, where … is located, he took particular interest in the news. Notre Dame has also rejected calls to divest. "I just don't see the force of the divestment argument," Jenkins said, noting: "It's symbolic ... but it's not clear to me that …

… financial ties with fossil fuel companies can be compared to the international anti-apartheid divestment campaigns of the 1970s and ’80s. "As a historian of Africa … I’m particularly committed to this new divestment movement and think it has all the ethical force of its earlier counterpart," she … president's inauguration, arguing that the institution should reject Koch Foundation funding, divest fossil fuels and allow its faculty to unionize. Over a thousand students signed a letter …

… The students at Jesuit-run Creighton University in Omaha urged the school’s administration to divest its endowment from fossil fuel investments, a request the administration rejected. You’ll …

… isn't just an option, it's the only way to be church … . "Creighton University will not divest from fossil fuels, as the Jesuit school's administration declined to act on a non-binding … Brian Roewe reports:  … Creighton University president rejects student recommendation to divest from fossil fuels … . Want to keep updated with the latest news from the National Catholic …

… Brian Roewe … Creighton University will not divest from fossil fuels, as the Jesuit school's administration declined to act on a non-binding … who voted* on the issue. "We have decided at this time that implementing a policy of total divestment from fossil fuel companies as outlined in the recent nonbinding student referendum … a review of the university's investment guidelines. The decision came in response to a vote on divesting the school's $568 million endowment that students overwhelmingly passed eight days …

… from the school's president after the campus last week voted overwhelmingly to recommend it divest its endowment from fossil fuels. The Jesuit-run university in Omaha, Nebraska, is the latest U.S. Catholic campus to face a debate on divestment, driven by moral concerns with fossil fuels' impact on the planet and climate change. … referendum with roughly 86% support that recommended the school begin the process of divesting its endowment, estimated by students at $568 million, from coal, oil and natural gas …

… social teaching and preaching about gun safety in church. He also suggested that bishops could divest church resources from companies involved in gun manufacturing, just as they have with …

… signs, including declines in birth rates, reduced forest loss in some regions, increased divestment in fossil fuels and growing reliance on renewable energy. This week on EarthBeat, we …

… such a disastrous impact on the environment and indigenous peoples? Are the bishops willing to divest extractive industries from church portfolios as recommended by the synod? Can the U.S. …

… the church itself. Among them: promoting renewable energy, water conservation, fossil fuel divestment and a special focus toward environmental health and social issues that impact the poor …

… its people, including defining ecological sin and calling for the church across the Amazon to divest its finances from extractive industries that harm the planet. In his Oct. 27 homily, …

… its people, including defining ecological sin and calling for the church across the Amazon to divest its finances from extractive industries that harm the planet. The proposals are part of a … destruction." In the same breath, they call for the church in the Amazon to join and support divestment campaigns from companies engaged in socio-ecological damage, and simultaneously … one from the Amazon region, the Diocese of the Holy Spirit of Umuarama, in Paraná, Brazil, has divested. While humanity once held a "friendly" demeanor toward nature, the bishops decry that …