The Donald Trump administration has suddenly canceled an $11 million contract with Catholic Charities to shelter and care for migrant children who enter the U.S. alone. This ends a relationship between the Catholic Church and the U.S. government that goes back more than 60 years. The program will be forced to shut down within three months.
The funding cut comes at a time of growing tension between the Trump administration and American Catholics. At the center of this conflict is Trump’s open criticism of the Vatican’s first American pope, Leo XIV. The pope has spoken out against the U.S. war with Iran and shown strong support for migrants, which has put him directly at odds with the current administration.
