Catholic cardinals warn US foreign policy under Trump risks global suffering

January 20, 2026

Church leaders cite Greenland threats, Venezuela action and aid cuts as undermining human dignity and peace

Three cardinals in the US Catholic church have criticized the Trump administration’s foreign policy, saying its push to obtain or otherwise seize Greenland, recent military action in Venezuela, and cuts to humanitarian aid risk “destroying international relations and plunging the world into incalculable suffering”.

“Our country’s moral role in confronting evil around the world, sustaining the right to life and human dignity, and supporting religious liberty are all under examination,” said a joint statement from Blase Cupich, Robert McElroy and Joseph Tobin, respectively the archbishops of Chicago, Washington DC, and Newark, New Jersey.

The Associated Press contributed

Source: www.theguardian.com

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