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At the beginning of Laudato Si' Week, 42 faith institutions committed to divest their finances from fossil fuels, and called for post-pandemic economic recovery to shift the world toward a low-carbon future.
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.
The three-day event will highlight achievements to date in implementing the Paris Agreement and aims to push the global community to "take ambition to the next level," the theme of the gathering.
The Irish bishops' conference announced Aug. 24 that the divestment process will remove from its financial holdings the top 200 oil and gas companies within a five-year period.
On the eve of the Feast of St. Francis, the Italian diocese encompassing Assisi is cutting financial ties with fossil fuels, joining more than three dozen Catholic groups in marking the patron saint of ecology's feast day.
