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Church of England divests from fossil fuels
… England perhaps the largest and most recognizable faith institution to publicly declare it is divesting from fossil fuels due to growing concerns around climate change and the threats it … to stronger storms, more severe droughts and flooding and more dangerous heat waves. The divestment declaration pertains to both the Church of England's 10.3 billion pound ($13.1 … by the Church of England's General Synod that called for its national investing bodies to divest if fossil fuel companies had not aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement by 2023. In …
Anxiety at annual Catholic theology meetings amid higher education closures
… membership also voted to raise dues on higher-salaried members. Having previously voted to divest the society's investments from fossil fuels, the membership this year voted to approve the implementation of divestment, by moving their portfolio to Aperio Group, which also offers positive screening for …
Closure of Boston-area Catholic school sparks unusual controversy online
… her tenure on it. Joyce claimed that the Missionary Sisters "secretly voted" in April 2022 to divest from their real estate holdings, including the property on which the school sits at 790 …
Student club, Boston College in 'antagonistic' dispute over fossil fuel divestment
… … Climate Justice at Boston College has been advocating for the Catholic Jesuit college to divest its endowment from fossil fuels for more than a decade. Members of the registered student … in instances when the college has discouraged their work or censored their use of the word "divestment." The college's independent student newspaper The Heights reported April 25 that …
Editorial: Why have no US Catholic dioceses divested from fossil fuels?
… to climate change. Zero Catholic dioceses in the United States have announced plans for divestment. A joint announcement by 31 faith-based groups organized ahead of Earth Day (April 22) … time — the United States of America. Other Catholic entities in the United States have chosen divestment in the name of Catholic social teaching. The list maintained by the Laudato Si' … of purpose, we must continue to report that in the U.S. we have not even one diocese that will divest. …
The Doctrine of Discovery still rules today. Catholics can help turn the page.
… landowner in the world. In a moment when many dioceses and other Catholic institutions are divesting of property and downsizing, Catholic decision-makers can model a true ethic of …
Citigroup shareholder support holds steady for Catholic sisters' resolution on climate, Indigenous rights
… in New York City. Along with targeting fossil fuel companies, such as through global divestment campaigns, climate activists have increasingly focused attention on the financial …
Ahead of Earth Day, 31 faith organizations divest from fossil fuels
… for the sake of the planet and the people and creatures who call it home. The religious bodies divesting from coal, oil and gas companies represent Christian and Jewish traditions and hail … and lay members founded in the 13th century. The religious order made the commitment to divest at its 2019 general chapter. Divestment is a concrete action in service of the church and humankind and "in line with the …
Catholic sisters press Citigroup to reexamine pipeline financing
… like Enbridge. "2050 is not that far away." In 2022, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace divested their own financial holdings from the fossil fuel industry. Their work through the …
Catholic Workers gather in Madison to protest new F-35 fighter jets
… racism and climate chaos. They work to pressure large cities and other corporations to divest from weapons manufacturers like Raytheon and Boeing. (On Monday morning, Katovich and her …
During Lent, some UK dioceses give up fossil fuel investments for good
… 13 of the 22 Catholic dioceses within U.K. borders had not committed publicly to fossil fuel divestment. Upon adding them up, they had a formula for a new Lenten initiative. Each day during Lent, campaigners have highlighted one of the non-divested dioceses, directing prayers and social media pleas for each to publicly commit to shift … days before the campaign began. During Lent, the Hereford Diocese announced it will fully divest from fossil fuels by the end of 2023, and the Anglican dioceses of Canterbury, Coventry …
At 10-year mark, Pope Francis seen as a global leader on the environment
… and communities conduct campaigns and initiatives on ecological education, fossil fuel divestment, food self-sufficiency, climate action, and upholding human rights and dignity … from the church and its institutions by taking up the next step towards zero fossil fuels by divesting and phasing out fossil fuels in Africa," the 25-year-old environmental activist said. …
Laudato Si' Movement leader to step down from global Catholic environmental network
… documentary. Insua was also a key figure behind the campaign to push Catholic institutions to divest their financial holdings from the fossil fuel industry , with approximately 300 publicly …