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Senator Tim Kaine with Jesuit Ismael Moreno Coto
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Jesuit-Influenced Senator Tim Kaine Selected as Democratic Vice President Candidate

Senator Timothy Kaine (D-VA) has been selected by Hilary Clinton to be the vice presidential running mate for the Democratic ticket. Kaine is Catholic and a 1976 graduate of the Jesuit's Rockhurst High School and volunteered with a Jesuit missionary in Honduras during a break from law school in the early 1980's.
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Jesuits Advocate as Shareholders for Human Rights and Environment

The Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States issued its annual report detailing the Jesuit shareholder advocacy efforts during 2015. The investment responsibility efforts are a collaborative project of the U.S. and Canadian Jesuit provinces in partnership with the Jesuit Conference. Provinces hold stock in strategically identified corporations pertaining to advocacy priorities of the Jesuits in North America as well as internationally.
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Central American Jesuits Social Commission Speaks out on Death of Berta Cáceres

SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - The Jesuit Province of Central America's Provincial Commission for the Social Apostolate issued a statement on March 8, 2016 regarding the murder of Berta Cáceres, an internationally renowned Honduran indigenous and environmental leader.