Georgetown University Announces End to Endowment Investments in Coal Mining Companies

On June 4, 2015, the Board of Directors of Georgetown University passed a resolution stating that the university will not make or continue any direct investments of endowment funds in companies whose principal business is mining coal for use in energy production.

Pope Francis’s Encyclical on Environment to be Released on June 18th

A brief Vatican press release posted earlier today announced that Pope Francis's encyclical on climate change will be released on June 18th.

Canticle of Brother Sun and Sister Moon of St. Francis of Assisi

Saint Francis of Assisi's Canticle of Brother Sun and Sister Moon was written in the 13th century.