Catholic cardinals warn US foreign policy under Trump risks global suffering

<p>Church leaders cite Greenland threats, Venezuela action and aid cuts as undermining human dignity and peace</p><p>Three cardinals in the US Catholic church have criticized the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-administration">Trump administration</a>’s foreign policy, saying its push to obtain or otherwise seize <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/greenland">Greenland</a>, recent military action in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/venezuela">Venezuela</a>, and cuts to humanitarian aid risk “destroying international relations and plunging the world into incalculable suffering”.</p><p>“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 <a href="https://adw.org/news/joint-statement-morality-u-s-foreign-policy-english/">joint statement</a> from Blase Cupich, Robert McElroy and Joseph Tobin, respectively the archbishops of Chicago, Washington DC and Newark, New Jersey.</p><p><em>The Associated Press contributed</em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/20/catholic-cardinals-trump-foreign-policy">Continue reading...</a>