A scholarship program in Belize funded by U.S.A.I.D. gave me an incredible opportunity to change my life for the better. I saw it as proof that the United States was practicing love toward its neighbors.
Latin America
Posted inPolitics & Society, The Weekly Dispatch
How Trump’s deportations are testing the boundaries of presidential authority
“Trump [is] flexing his power and trying to push the law into areas that have not been tested before…and the challenge really is not to the people affected but to the rule of law itself.”
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
In El Salvador, Catholic bishops and President Bukele are at odds over mining
The Catholic Church in El Salvador finds its voice in opposition to lifting of prohibition on mining.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
The Marian devotion that unites Dominicans and Haitians despite decades of persecution
Whatever conflict may exist between them, thousands of Dominicans and Haitians gather as one each year on Jan. 21 in Salvaleón de Higüey to celebrate Our Lady of Altagracia.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Cuba to release 553 prisoners for Jubilee at Pope Francis’ request
The Cuban government announced that it would release hundreds of political prisoners, citing inspiration from Pope Francis’ emphasis on mercy for prisoners during the Jubilee Year.
Posted inFaith, News
A soccer-loving nun from Brazil is world’s oldest living person at nearly 117
The secret to longevity? Her Catholic faith, Sister Inah Canabarro says.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Jesuit priest to bike across the U.S. to fundraise for Catholic schools in Belize
Next summer, Matt Ruhl, S.J., will ride across America by bicycle to raise awareness—and money—for Catholic schools in Belize.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
Remembering the spiritual poverty and subversive laughter of Gustavo Gutiérrez
In faith, in love and in hope, Gustavo Gutiérrez gave everything to the present. The world is a better place for it.
Posted inFaith, Features
Pope Francis’ Argentina: Lessons for the global church from the pope’s homeland
A trip to Argentina shows not only Francis’ legacy here, but also the model of ministry that shaped him.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Julia Alvarez riffs on ‘Arabian Nights’
‘The Cemetery of Untold Stories’ reads like a novel made up of all the stories that Julia Alvarez no longer wants to carry in bits and pieces in her head,. And Alvarez knows that we all are—and need to be—story creatures.