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The Vatican on Friday launched a campaign to encourage divestment from mining industries, saying the Catholic Church should invest its money in ways that are consistent with its ecological teachings.

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The Vatican has a new campaign encouraging divestment from mining, as Catholic Church leaders warned that a global rush for ...

CatholicPhilly presents a weekly roundup of international news from Vatican News, the official news portal of the Holy See. The following report on the week of March 15, 2026 links to stories on ...

By Inti Landauro and Joshua McElwee BRUSSELS/VATICAN CITY, March 20 (Reuters) - A Catholic bishop said he would push the Vatican for permission to ordain married men as priests by 2028, in an unusual ...