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… energy if we are to avert the worst impacts of a climate crisis. Speaking at a webinar about divestment from fossil fuels, an official of the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human … Roewe, who's covered the week's events, takes an in-depth look at  how Catholic action on divestment has evolved in recent years , particularly in response to increasingly strong directives coming from the Vatican, and at the debate over divestment vs. stockholder engagement. He also reports that the  U.S. bishops are reviewing their …

… for Promoting Integral Human Development urged Catholic institutions around the world to divest from fossil fuels, calling it a moral and theological imperative and a response to Pope … in the video message that began a May 19 Laudato Si' Week webinar on the topic of fossil fuel divestment . The event was part of the week's official program, sponsored by the integral human … and other messages that Francis emphasized in the encyclical. Among the recommendations was divesting from fossil fuels and reinvesting in renewable energy infrastructure. The Vatican's …

… warming. Since 2016, the Global Catholic Climate Movement has championed the fossil fuel divestment movement within the church, and its divest-reinvest campaign has played a key role in declarations from roughly 250 Catholic … fuels. Faith-based organizations, about half of them Catholic, represent 34% of the 1,300-plus divesting groups. Still, with tens of thousands of Catholic organizations and institutions around …

… of many dioceses, colleges and church organizations, offers little direction about fossil fuel divestment. The conference confirmed to EarthBeat in mid-May that the review is underway. Among … divestment from extractive industries. Despite a growing movement in the Catholic Church to divest from fossil fuels, encouraged by clearer messages from the Vatican, the issue has been … States church, especially among hierarchy. No U.S. diocese has publicly announced it has divested from fossil fuels, and, with a handful of exceptions, bishops have generally said little …

… of our common home, including health impacts , while bringing attention to the Vatican’s divestment guidelines and the largest faith and Catholic divestment commitment to date. The panel will encourage the audience to consider the importance …

… of our common home, including health impacts , while bringing attention to the Vatican’s divestment guidelines and the largest faith and Catholic divestment commitment to date. The panel will encourage the audience to consider the importance …

… hazardous waste disposal and wastewater treatment. Unlike other approaches, like fossil fuel divestment or a clean energy standard, Aguto said a carbon tax could be enacted quickly and would …

… incorporating ecological themes into liturgies and education, defending all forms of life, divesting from the fossil fuel sector and investing in renewable energy. Kureethadam said the … event will turn attention to energy, the health impacts of fossil fuels and the question of divestment. Participants will include Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, president of the Commission … Bill McKibben, who has led the international Go Fossil Free campaign. The latest joint divestment announcement by the Global Catholic Climate Movement is also expected during the week. …

… after 87% of students who cast ballots in a referendum called on the Jesuit college to divest from fossil fuels . Roewe also had a story on a virtual panel discussion at Georgetown …

… at Marquette University last week issued a resounding endorsement for the Jesuit school to divest its $693 million endowment from stocks in the fossil fuel industry, and now await a … Milwaukee school on April 22, Earth Day, undergraduates overwhelmingly supported a five-year divestment plan, with 87% voting yes. Roughly 24% of the 7,000-plus undergraduate student body … the university to revise its investment policy and partake in shareholder engagement while it divests, in an effort to influence companies away from the use of fossil fuels. In a statement to …

… and eventually fell into a life of sin and debauchery. After her dramatic conversion and divestment of wealth, she practiced extreme forms of penance and reported numerous mystical …