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Season of Creation spotlights threats to biodiversity
… in Houston have met with city leaders about climate change, begun composting and explored divesting from fossil fuels. Dimalibot said the Charity sisters hope their efforts can inspire …
Ignatian Solidarity Network educates, inspires young immigration activists
… to specific policies is a next step. "We're trying to work with the [school] administration on divestment from fossil fuels, but we may also want to look into whether the university divests from private prisons or detention centers." After some down time and a barbeque cooked up …
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Faith is a verb
… no more than the first leg of their journey. As they went farther with him, he wanted them to divest themselves of their expectations as well. Their religious training had prepared them for …
Philippine bishops call for 'ecological conversion' amid climate crisis
… be invested in favor of coal-fired power plants and mining companies, Cbcpnews.net reported. "Divestment from such investment portfolios must be encouraged," they stressed. They also …
Copy Desk Daily, July 11, 2019
… Catholic Church": Dioceses and Catholic universities going carbon neutral. College campuses divesting from fossil fuels. A set of " Laudato Si' standards" for parishes and dioceses to …
Amid climate threat, Catholics pursue ecological conversion in US church
… Our Common Home." Dioceses and Catholic universities going carbon neutral. College campuses divesting from fossil fuels. A set of " Laudato Si' standards" for parishes and dioceses to … on this," said Aaron Salzman, an incoming senior at Boston College and leader in the Catholic Divestment Movement. "And in lieu of their response to this crisis, I think what we see here is a …
In pastoral statement, California bishops outline Laudato Si' action plan
… energy and energy efficiency projects, and even begin a discussion about the possibility for divestment from fossil fuels. Home to Yosemite, the lush Central Valley and towering, … conservation practices." In addition, the bishops said they would explore "opportunities for divestment from fossil fuels, whether through Diocese bank investments, oil leases, etc." While … numerous religious congregations and Catholic universities have committed to fossil fuel divestment , no U.S. diocese has yet to take the step. The Los Angeles Archdiocese itself has …
Your thoughts on a humble church, role of women, clergy sexual abuse and more
… tropes which now are totally turned against Muslims. There is nothing anti-Semitic about divesting from Israel when it violates international law. The blockade of food, medicines and …
Laudato Si' Generation rallies Catholic youth for climate strikes
… commit to 100% renewable energy by 2030 and to adopt ethical investment guidelines that would divest church finances from fossil fuels. It also calls on world leaders to meet the Paris …
Dioceses in major maritime areas pledge fossil fuel divestment
… maritime trade centers and ports are among the dozen latest Catholic institutions to commit to divest financial holdings from fossil fuels. The joint announcement was made Tuesday, days after … Vatican-sponsored conference on the challenges facing the oceans and coastal areas. Among the divesting dioceses are the Panama City Archdiocese, adjacent to the Panama Canal and the first … ships by 80%. The standard will go into effect beginning January 2020. Just days before the divestment announcement and ahead of an IMO meeting next week in London, the Vatican Dicastery …
Where science warnings fail, can moral force push us out of climate inertia?
… cite the encyclical. More than 120 Catholic organizations worldwide have publicly committed to divesting their finances from fossil fuels, including Caritas Internationalis and the bishops of … have been out front on this for decades," DiLeo said. Of the Catholic groups that have divested from fossil fuels, almost one-fifth have been congregations or orders of women …
Links for 4/2/19
… . The author is too nice to point out that the college protests in support of BDS — boycott, divestment, sanctions — movement is only the latest indicator that college students often know …
Catholic Church in Austria to divest from fossil fuels
… their scope. The Austrian bishops' announcement appears to be the most sweeping fossil fuel divestment to date made by Catholic bishops. "Financial means of the Church must not exert a … to avoid the worst warming scenarios. To date, more than 1,000 institutions worldwide have divested an estimated $8.5 trillion from fossil fuels. Twenty-eight percent have been … Catholic institutions. Many of those, including the Austrian bishops, made the move through a divest-invest initiative of the Global Catholic Climate Movement. Tomás Insua, executive …
Activists emphasize urgency, hope at Catholic divestment conference
… — to effectively organize to combat climate change at a March 15 conference on fossil fuel divestment in Washington, D.C. On the same day that thousands of students around the world … legislation, three Catholics prominent in climate action efforts spoke about the importance of divesting from fossil fuels as part of the Catholic Divestment" conference sponsored by the …
Copy Desk Daily, March 18, 2019
… for telling connection between the deep summons of God and the patient work of social divestment and restoration." … Come to the water … ICYMI: St. Joseph Sr. Christine Schenk …
Come to the water
… for telling connection between the deep summons of God and the patient work of social divestment and restoration. The mandate is urgent because there is no one except those with this …
Serious climate message underlies exuberant student strikes in Ireland
… protests, won't be in the country for the major gathering March 15. She will be speaking at a divestment conference for faith-based actors in Washington, D.C. The conference will also include …
Links for 1/10/19
… state laws that require contractors to pledge they will not participate in boycotts of divestment campaigns aimed at Israel. I oppose the BDS movement (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) with every fiber of my being. It reflects all the worst instincts of the …
Advent devotionals, abbreviated edition
… is what is humbled. Why does God, who has so much power, choose not to use it but instead to divest in us? Prayer: Straighten me out, O God, and then fill me with your power. Keep me out of …
Airbnb's delisting of West Bank properties draws accusations of anti-Semitism
… three messengers from God in his tent, turning away guests. Activists in the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement have long urged Airbnb and other companies to stop doing …