“For Mexicans, [a Trump administration] will mean a constant fear of worsening economic and political conditions.”
Mexico
Posted inFaith, News
A Mexican priest that was kidnapped is found alive—but with signs of torture
“This priest will not return the same…He’s going to live in fear, going to live with the effects of this trauma.”
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
On the U.S.-Mexico border, Catholics get out the vote
“Hispanics in this area have not always felt that their voices have been recognized or heard…the push is, if we don’t vote, we will remain invisible.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Signs Of the Times
Once accepted, now rejected, Haitian immigrants are left in limbo
For displaced Haitians in San Diego and Mexico, the real emergency is what to do now.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Murders of priests bring fear and tension to Mexico
Injustices have been piling up and have prompted questions about whether the church is under attack.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Pope Francis makes a remarkable journey to Mexico’s margins
His presence was a message to the indigenous communities here: Pope Francis has heard of your suffering and he has said, “Enough.”
Posted inFaith, News
More than a saint, Our Lady of Guadalupe represents Mexican identity
Millions of Mexicans descend annually on the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, especially for the feast day Dec. 12, with many making pilgrimages on bike or arriving on foot from the surrounding states. The devotion shows few signs of fading while growth in the United States, through immigrant communities, is strong.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
A Changing Landscape?
Mike Davis is a lively and gifted writer of the left with the flair—even if often polemical—of a born journalist.