Saint Agnes is part of Ascension, a private Catholic health care system that runs hospitals across the U.S. Photo credit: Jerry Jackson / The Baltimore Banner.
Saint Agnes is part of Ascension, a private Catholic health care system that runs hospitals across the U.S. Photo credit: Jerry Jackson / The Baltimore Banner.

National Nurses United, the union that represents nurses at Baltimore’s Ascension St. Agnes Hospital, is pointing out some investments made by the Ascension organization that may go against some of the Catholic teachings it upholds.

A new report from the union shows that the health system’s pension trust put $8.3 million in major weapons manufacturers and military contractors.

The organization also invested more than $96 million in mining companies and millions in tobacco alcohol and gambling.