Three top Catholic cardinals in the United States have issued an unusual statement denouncing U.S. foreign policy, saying the country’s “moral role in confronting evil around the world” was in question. The cardinals cited the U.S. attack on Venezuela, Trump’s threats against Greenland and Russia’s war in Ukraine. The cardinals wrote, “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.”

In other religious news, an Episcopal bishop in New Hampshire has urged fellow clergy to finalize their wills and prepare for what he called a “new era of martyrdom.” Bishop Rob Hirschfeld made the comments during a vigil honoring Renee Good, who was shot dead by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. He said, “Now is no longer the time for statements, but for us with our bodies, to stand between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable.”