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Bravo to Fr. Séamus Finn, OMI & Amy Domini, ICCR 2025 Legacy Award Recipients October 24th, 2025
Bravo once more to Fr. Séamus Finn, OMI and Amy Domini, this year’s Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) Legacy Award recipients.
They were honored on October 23, 2025 for their visionary and tireless work in sustainable investing and shareholder advocacy on behalf of people and the planet.
Faith Investor Summit Charts the Path Forward October 3rd, 2025
Fr. Séamus Finn, OMI pictured with Cardinal Peter Turkson (L) & Rev. David Schilling (R)
Advancing the Legacy of Pope Leo XIII: A Call to Action for Catholic Investors August 5th, 2025
By: Christopher Cox, Seventh Generation Interfaith Coalition for Responsible Investment
In 1891, Pope Leo XIII issued Rerum Novarum, the landmark encyclical that laid the cornerstone of modern Catholic Social Teaching. More than a century later, its principles—fair wages, safe conditions, and the right to organize—remain vital. Today, Catholic investors face a renewed moral imperative to uphold these values in a rapidly changing economy.
A New Pope Leo for a New Industrial Revolution
When Pope Leo XIV chose his papal name at his election in May, he signaled a renewed commitment to defend human dignity in the face of new threats and opportunities. In his address to the College of Cardinals, he said:
“Sensing myself called to continue in this same path, I chose to take the name Leo XIV. There are different reasons for this, but mainly because Pope Leo XIII in his historic Encyclical Rerum Novarum addressed the social question in the context of the first great industrial revolution. In our own day, the Church offers to everyone the treasury of her social teaching in response to another industrial revolution and to developments in the field of artificial intelligence that pose new challenges for the defense of human dignity, justice and labor.”
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2025 Investing With A Purpose: A Catholic Vision for the Jubilee Year June 30th, 2025
On Thursday, June 26, Fr. Séamus Finn, OMI, Director of JPIC Office and Chief of Faith Consistent Investing, OIP Investment Trust and Jean-Baptiste Franssu, President of the Board of Directors, Vatican Bank, spoke at a conference hosted by Ascension Investment Management in St. Louis, MO.
The panel was titled: Investing With A Purpose: A Catholic Vision for the Jubilee Year and moderated by Dr. John Paul Slosar, Sr. Vice President, Healthcare Ethics, Ascension.
Church Leaders and Experts Gather for 3rd Vatican Conference on Impact Investing July 26th, 2018
(2nd from right) Fr. Séamus Finn, OMI, Chief of Faith Consistent Investment, OIP Investment Trust (Photo credit: Remo Casilli)
From July 8-10, 2018 the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development (IHD) and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) co-hosted the third conference on impact investing with the theme, Scaling Investment in Service of Integral Human Development. Information about the conference can be found by clicking here.
Held in Rome, the event drew experts and Catholic leaders from around the world, including Frs. Séamus Finn, OMI and Rufus Whitley, OMI. Fr. Séamus spoke on the panel Advances within the Catholic Church and Fr. Rufus participated in discussions on Deploying Capital for Impact at the Base of the Pyramid.
Fr. Rufus Whitley, OMI, President and Chief Investment Officer, OIP Investment Trust (Photo credit: Remo Casilli)
Other panels addressed issues like climate change, health, migrants, refugees, and youth unemployment and how impact investment can improve conditions for people affected. The conference was billed as a ‘results-oriented’ event and a long-term global commitment.
(Photo credit: Remo Casilli)
