National Catholic Reporter: 42 Catholic institutions to divest from fossil fuels, bring total to over 200

“On Monday, 47 religious institutions — 42 of them Catholic — announced they will end or continue to eschew financial holdings in coal, oil and natural gas, the energy sources that are driving increasing climate change on the planet.

Among the organizations, located in 21 countries, are the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union, Caritas Asia, three dioceses, 13 lay organizations and 20 religious congregations and associations — including the Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Commission of the International Union of Superiors General, or UISG, the largest umbrella group of women religious congregations, representing 2,000 worldwide.

The announcement also includes the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests and the U.S.-based Catholic philanthropic network FADICA…”

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