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.
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Marquette University Signs Catholic Climate Covenant’s Saint Francis Pledge

Marquette University president Michael Lovell, Ph.D., signed the Catholic Climate Covenant's Saint Francis Pledge. The signing coincided with campus celebrations of Earth Day