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Cardinal Czerny Warns Trump’s USAID Cuts Endanger Lives

2/10/2025

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Cardinal Michael Czerny has raised a powerful alarm over the Trump administration's cuts to USAID, declaring that these reductions threaten vital humanitarian efforts and could push millions into poverty or peril. He passionately called for a return to Christian values in foreign aid, a sentiment echoed by Caritas, which warned that the funding freeze endangers essential services and destabilizes vulnerable regions.

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Cardinal Michael Czerny has raised a powerful alarm over the Trump administration's cuts to USAID, declaring that these reductions threaten vital humanitarian efforts and could push millions into poverty or peril. He passionately called for a return to Christian values in foreign aid, a sentiment echoed by Caritas, which warned that the funding freeze endangers essential services and destabilizes vulnerable regions.