Vatican sounds alarm over Trump crackdown on US development aid

The new Trump administration’s crackdown on development aid has made alarm bells sound across the world – including in the Vatican.

With the shutdown of the main international humanitarian and development agency of the US government, USAID, vital Catholic-run aid programs are also being put in danger, according to the Church’s office for migrants, the environment and development.

Cardinal Michael Czerny, Head of the Vatican Development…