“In 2026, the United States has entered into the most profound and searing debate about the moral foundation for America’s actions in the world since the end of the Cold War. The events in Venezuela, Ukraine and Greenland have raised basic questions about the use of military force and the meaning of peace. The sovereign rights of nations to self-determination appear all too fragile in a world of ever greater conflagrations.The balancing of national interest with the common good is being framed within starkly polarized terms.”
These words begin the statement published by Cardinals Blase Cupich, Robert McElroy and Joseph Tobin CSsR in the United States regarding the latest international events, which continue to provoke commentary from authorities in many countries and the international press.
Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal Robert McElroy, Archbishop of Washington, and Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., Archbishop of Newark, issued this strongly worded statement on 19 January 2026, in which they compare US foreign policy with the principles set out by Pope Leo XIV in his address on 9 January 2026 to members of the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See.
We invite you to read the full text at this link from the Archdiocese of Newark: Three Catholic Cardinals Issue Rare Joint Statement on the Morality of U.S. Foreign Policy:
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