Environmental Encyclical Inspires Vatican Campaign

Vatican launches campaign to divest from mining, aligning with ecological teachings.
Churches and Mining Network, an ecumenical group in Latin America, created initiative.
Pope Francis's 2015 encyclical 'Praised Be' inspired the campaign.
Guatemalan Cardinal Ramazzini cites Canadian mining project in San Marcos with short-term jobs.
Peruvian Indigenous leader Yolanda Flores warns of poisoned water from extraction runoff.
Vatican released Morningstar IOR Eurozone and US Catholic investment principles.
Cardinal Fabio Baggio urges churches to review investments and engage with Indigenous groups.
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