A woman and her 5-year-old son were deported to Honduras, where, the mother says, they are the target of gangs.
Latin America
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Junot Díaz talks Dominican identity, immigration and the (complicated) American Dream
The American dream is at the center of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” by Junot Díaz.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope Francis calls for end of violence in Venezuela after deadly protests
The country has descended into chaos after years of food shortages and economic turmoil under embattled President Nicolas Maduro’s government
Posted inEspañol, La Palabra
Justicia sin fecha de caducidad
Dios sale a nuestro encuentro en medio de todos los desafíos que atravesamos en este mundo.
Posted inArts & Culture, Video
Junot Díaz on religion and writing
Junot Díaz, the Pulitzer prize winning author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, talks about the role of religion in the Dominican Republic and the political power of literature.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
At least 12 killed overnight in Venezuela
Two days of massive protests on the streets of Caracas against the government of President Nicolas Maduro spilled into a violent night in several parts of the city, with residents in El Valle witnessing repetitive gunfire, street barricades set aflame and more than a dozen businesses looted.
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Tens of thousands of Venezuelans march against Maduro
At least five deaths have been blamed on the strong-armed response to protests that were triggered by the government-stacked Supreme Court’s decision three weeks ago to strip the opposition-controlled congress of its last remaining powers after a year-long power battle.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
In Venezuela, the Catholic Church endures among a revolution’s ruins
When the state becomes predatory, the defenders of the faith are called upon to point people in the right direction, away from the violence of the authorities and back to God.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Rum’s Renaissance: Why rum is having its Cognac moment
We are seeing rum rehabilitated. Rum respected. A rum revolution. Or as connoisseurs like to call it, a rum renaissance.
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Why the Venezuelan bishops are calling for “peaceful civil disobedience”
The bishops wrote an eight-point communique on March 31, saying, “Venezuelans can’t remain passive, be intimidated, or lose hope.”