Vatican 'may' consider divestment from fossil fuels, despite pope's call to arms

Activist Naomi Klein, who is in an 'unlikely alliance' with Vatican on climate change, says she believes a possible divestment policy is under discussion

The Vatican may consider, but is not committed to, divesting its holdings in fossil fuels, a Catholic church official has said, despite Pope Francis's call for bold action to fight climate change and global warming.

The statement - made at a press conference on Wednesday to discuss the pope's recently released encyclical on the environment - is likely to disappoint climate activists, who have praised Pope Francis's essay stressing that climate change is mostly a man-made problem.