Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral in Ponce, Puerto Rico. / Credit: Alex Lipov/Shutterstock
ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 2, 2025 / 16:08 pm (CNA).
ThePuertoRicanBishops’ConferencehasexpresseditsoppositiontothemilitarizationbeingcarriedoutbytheUnitedStatesontheisland,anunincorporatedU.S.territory,andintheCaribbeanSearegionandwarnedofthe“possibleescalations”ofawarwithVenezuela.
ThePuertoRicanbishopsnotedvariouscallsforpeacefrompopesLeoXIV,Francis,andSt.JohnXXIII,anddenouncedthe“adverseeffects”ofmilitarization,suchas“therestrictionofairspaceandmaritimeroutesandmilitarymaneuversindifferenttownsinPuertoRico,withtheircollateralconsequencesonfishingactivity.”
Inrecentweeks,theTrumpadministrationhassentsome15,000troopstotheCaribbeanSearegion,5,000ofwhomareinPuertoRico.AccordingtoCNN,adozenshipshavealsoarrivedinthearea,andU.S.forceshavesunkseveralvesselsallegedlyloadedwithdrugs,causingthedeathsofmorethan80people.
Trump’sobjectiveisreportedlytooverthrowVenezuelanPresidentNicolásMaduro,whomheaccusesofbeingthelea
