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… — 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… James Dearie … SEATTLE — … Seattle University will soon divest from fossil fuels, the university announced Sept. 19. "We join with others also at the forefront of the growing divestment movement and hope our action encourages more to do the same," university president … of its holdings in companies owning fossil fuel reserves by the end of 2020, and to be fully divested by the end of 2023. According to a report in The Seattle Times , Seattle University will …

… business dispute." The news: Two weeks ago, the Archdiocese of Suva, Fiji, announced its divestment from fossil fuels. The commentary: … Catholic Church must keep up its clear, inspiring …

… more can the faithful possibly do? Two weeks ago, the Archdiocese of Suva, Fiji, announced its divestment from fossil fuels. The announcement also included the Irish Catholic Bishops' … of Churches, the Church of Sweden, the Lutheran World Federation and many others have also divested. Together, these leaders are demonstrating the courage, resolve and love the world … known as the Vatican bank) to consider how it, too, can play a role in the movement to divest, a movement that is giving so much hope to so many people. As Cardinal Luis Tagle, …

… the climate action summit's official kickoff, 19 Catholic institutions announced intentions to divest their financial resources from fossil fuels. With that latest joint divestment declaration, 122 Catholic organizations and religious communities have now publicly …

… Peace' details discussions of Vatican's just war conference Ireland's bishops pledge to divest from fossil fuels [Joshua J. McElwee is NCR Vatican correspondent. His email address is  …

… Brian Roewe … On the heels of Ireland's passage of a bill to divest the country from fossil fuels, its Catholic bishops followed suit as a response to the … of Families and a two-day visit from Pope Francis. The Irish bishops' conference said the divestment process will remove from its financial holdings the top 200 oil and gas companies, in … this summer, comes a month after Ireland became the first country in the world to commit to divesting its investment fund of public money from peat, coal, oil and gas companies — estimated …

… per capita carbon emissions. As for her own country, Mellett called Ireland's recent vote to divest from fossil fuels "a huge success story" in which Irish Catholics in particular can take …

… Movement. She was also chair of Catholic Theological Society of America's ad hoc Fossil Fuel Divestment Review Committee and is a consultant to the Climate Justice Committee. …

… 12 when it became the first country in the world to pass a bill committing the country to the divestment of all of its holdings in fossil fuel companies. The passing of the Fossil Fuel … Agreement on climate change in 2015. It requires the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund to divest all public money from peat, coal, oil and gas companies nationally and internationally "as …

… It is amazing that dozens of Catholic institutions, including Caritas Internationalis , have divested from fossil fuels . On the other hand, I am dismayed by yet another statement from the …

… gas companies to transition to less polluting forms of energy, with the threat of fossil-fuel divestment sometimes used as a stick. The pope said oil and gas companies had made commendable …

… the church's humanitarian aid network Caritas Internationalis , have announced they would divest from fossil fuels in recent years as part of a campaign steered by the Global Catholic …

… investors to either engage constructively with gun companies on the topic of gun violence or divest portfolios of gun stocks." The center also noted that "after constructive dialogue" with …