Presbyterians have long had ties to the oil industry, as have many other faith groups in the United States. Leaders see this year's vote as a sign that addressing climate change is gaining momentum.
Jesuit Fr. Daniel Hendrickson released a statement Nov. 13 declining to act on a non-binding referendum supported by 86% of the voting student body to divest the school's endowment from fossil fuels.
Students at Creighton University are awaiting a decision from the school's president after the campus last week voted overwhelmingly to recommend it divest its endowment from fossil fuels.
Members of the Association of Pittsburgh Priests were among those picketing outside a PNC bank shareholders meeting as part of a local campaign called Stop Banking the Bomb.
