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Top U.S. archbishops denounce American foreign policy

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From right, U.S. Cardinals, Joseph Tobin of Newark, and Blase Cupich of Chicago, attend a press conference at the North American College in Rome on May 9, 2025. Along with Cardinal Robert McElroy, archbishop of Washington (not pictured), the men issued a strongly worded statement on Monday criticizing the Trump administration’s foreign policy.

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The three highest-ranking heads of Roman Catholic archdioceses in the United States issued a strongly worded statement on Monday criticizing the Trump administration’s foreign policy — without mentioning President Trump by name.

Cardinals Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, Robert McElroy, archbishop of Washington, and Joseph Tobin, archbishop of Newark, say America’s actions raise moral questions.

“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,” the statement reads. “And the building of just and sustainable peace, so crucial to humanity’s well-being now and in the future, is being reduced to partisan categories that encourage polarization and destructive policies.”

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They continued, “We seek a foreign policy that respects and advances the right to human life, religious liberty, and the enhancement of human dignity throughout the world, especially through economic assistance.”

The senior leaders cited the recent events in Venezuela, Ukraine and Greenland, which they said “have raised basic questions about the use of military force and the meaning of peace.”

The White House did not immediately respond to NPR’s request for comment.

The statement by the American cardinals was inspired by a recent speech Pope Leo XIV gave to ambassadors to the Holy See. In it, he criticized the weakening of multilateralism.

“A diplomacy that promotes dialogue and seeks consensus among all parties is being replaced by a diplomacy based on force, by either individuals or groups of allies. War is back in vogue and a zeal for war is spreading,” Leo said in his Jan. 9 address. “Peace is sought through weapons as a condition for asserting one’s own dominion. This gravely threatens the rule of law, which is the foundation of all peaceful civil coexistence.”

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Cupich said in a comment explaining the reasoning behind the archbishops’ statement, “As pastors entrusted with the teaching of our people, we cannot stand by while decisions are made that condemn millions to lives trapped permanently at the edge of existence,” he said. “Pope Leo has given us clear direction and we must apply his teachings to the conduct of our nation and its leaders.”

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President Trump Rescinds Canada’s Invitation to His ‘Board of Peace’

President Trump on Thursday rescinded his invitation to Canada to join his “Board of Peace,” an organization he founded to oversee the Gaza peace deal, after Prime Minister Mark Carney made comments critical of the United States.

Canada and the United States have built a remarkable partnership in the economy and security and in rich cultural exchange. But Canada doesn’t live because of the United States. Canada thrives because we are Canadian. Canada gets a lot of freebies from us, by the way. They should be grateful also, but they’re not. I watched your prime minister yesterday. He wasn’t so grateful. They should be grateful to us. Canada, Canada lives because of the United States. Remember that, Mark. The next time you make your statements. Middle powers must act together, because if we’re not at the table, we’re on the menu. We stand firmly with Greenland and Denmark and fully support their unique right to determine Greenland’s future.

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President Trump on Thursday rescinded his invitation to Canada to join his “Board of Peace,” an organization he founded to oversee the Gaza peace deal, after Prime Minister Mark Carney made comments critical of the United States.

By Nader Ibrahim

January 23, 2026

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Ryan Wedding arrested: FBI confirms former Olympian turned drug kingpin in custody

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Second man extradited to US along with Weddingpublished at 17:35 GMT

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During his remarks, Patel confirmed the arrest and extradition of another man who had been on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list.

He only gives his last name – Castillo – and appears to be referencing fugitive Alejandro Castillo, who is now labeled as “captured” on the FBI’s list.

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Castillo is wanted for the murder of his former girlfriend in 2016, Truc Quan “Sandy” Ly Le, who he met when they were both working in a North Carolina restaurant.

The FBI says he owed the victim around $1,000 at the time of the murder.

Castillo, who was 17-years-old at the time of the killing, crossed into Mexico two months later. Officials said he was to be considered “armed and extremely dangerous” and had offered a $250,000 award for information leading to his capture.

In a news release from last week, the FBI announced that Castillo had been captured in Hidalgo, Mexico, and would be extradited to North Carolina.

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“Do you swear or affirm, under penalty of perjury, that the testimony you’re about to give is true and correct to the best of your knowledge, information and belief, so help you God?” “I do. No one should be above the law in this country, and the law required that he be held to account. So that is what I did. To have done otherwise on the facts of these cases would have been to shirk my duties as a prosecutor.” “You, like the President’s Men for Richard Nixon, went after your political enemies. Maybe they’re not your political enemies, but they sure as hell were Joe Biden’s political enemies, weren’t they? They were Harris’s political enemies. They were the enemies of the president, and you were their arm, weren’t you?” “No.” “So, Mr. Smith, what evidence did you develop to suggest Trump knew he had lost the 2020 election?” “We had evidence from a variety of sources, evidence from people who were close to Donald Trump and who he relied on, people who wanted him to win the election. Our investigation revealed that Donald Trump is the person who caused Jan. 6, that it was foreseeable to him and that he sought to exploit the violence.” “Under your theory, people besides the president were involved in the unprecedented assault on American democracy, but you didn’t find it necessary to charge them criminally.” “I had not yet charged anyone besides the president.” “You didn’t — you decided not to charge anybody but Donald Trump in that indictment.” “I made the decision to make the charges in this case.” “And, Mr. Smith, do you believe that President Trump’s Department of Justice will find some way to indict you?” “I believe that they will do everything in their power to do that because they’ve been ordered to by the president.”

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