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Conversion to Catholicism shouldn't be a right-wing power play
… and beauty, not to power and privilege, Catholic leaders and laity should be helping them divest themselves of their bigotries, for their conversion to be complete. What kind of …
Editorial: Climate change needs a Catholic 'both/and' solution
… that climate change has already wrought, and stop the ongoing destruction at the source by divesting from and phasing out use of coal, oil and gas. The week before COP27, 50 religious …
Seattle Archdiocese criticized for buying $2.4 million home for archbishop
… caring for the poor." The archbishop in 2019 said Connolly House was real estate that, "if we divest of it, can help us advance the ministries of the church." He said then he was in the …
Social media's clicks could become a force for good
… months, or even an entire year — the choice is yours." Some people go a step further and divest totally from social media. Cybersecurity expert Brian Markowski told The Guardian social … we are "constantly upset or amazed at what happened on social media." Social media breaks and divestments are vital when it comes to reassessing our relationship with social media. Yet, when …
Bill McKibben urges climate alliance of young and old at Jesuit justice gathering
… climate advocacy group 350.org , which has led international protests and fossil fuel divestment campaigns, said that young people bring energy and "a moral authority" to the crisis … Northwest, told EarthBeat that that group's successful effort to press Marquette University to divest would not have occurred without support from organizations like 350.org and the Catholic …
Of what value?
… wealthy people, lie awake worrying about interest rates and the markets, whether to invest or divest, how to turn a profit in any siltation. For Jesus, the antidote to greed was trust in God …
Synod report details US bishops' avoidance of church teaching on creation care
… church, they recommended moves to better educate Catholics, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, divest from fossil fuel companies and urge advocacy. Misleh said the report shows there are a lot …
India's Cardinal Gracias denies reports he intervened in accused bishop's case
… Vatican's evangelization office; and Gracias. The letter called for Antony to be "immediately divested of all powers to operate diocesan accounts." It also referred to a reported August 2020 …
Gratitude Report - EarthBeat 2022
… harming environment, health was awarded First Place. Roewe’s article Inside the campaign to divest the Catholic Church from fossil fuels was awarded second place. Honorable mentions …
Presbyterians to divest from 5 oil companies after years of debate
… Bob Smietana … Religion News Service … A prominent mainline Christian denomination plans to divest from five oil companies it believes are not doing enough to address climate change. The … at the PCUSA's general assembly voted 340-41 to add those companies to the denomination's divestment list . They join 85 other companies on the list — most with ties to the military or …
Catholics must stand against Supreme Court's anti-life climate ruling
… to include concrete action such as promotion of the Laudato Si' Movement's efforts to increase divestment from fossil fuels. This initiative has the support of Francis and has shown signs of success as some $1.25 billion has been divested by religious institutions on a global level. Any pro-life orientation in Catholicism, if …