Top U.S. archbishops denounce American foreign policy

NPR • January 20, 2026 • nation

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The three highest-ranking U.S. Catholic archbishops—Cardinals Blase Cupich, Robert McElroy, and Joseph Tobin—issued a statement criticizing the Trump administration's foreign policy on moral grounds, without naming President Trump directly.
They expressed concern that U.S. actions on issues like Venezuela, Ukraine, and Greenland raise serious moral questions about the use of military force and the pursuit of peace.
The archbishops called for a foreign policy that upholds human life, religious liberty, and human dignity, emphasizing the importance of economic assistance and peaceful diplomacy.
Their statement was inspired by Pope Leo XIV's recent address condemning the decline of multilateralism and the rise of force-based diplomacy, warning against