The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe has never dimmed in Latin America and the United States. Her feast day on Dec. 12 provides special comfort two years into the Covid pandemic.
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Posted inFaith, Podcasts
An unprecedented gathering in Latin America is putting Pope Francis’ vision for the church into action
On “Inside the Vatican,” Austen Ivereigh joins host Colleen Dulle to discuss his experience at the Mexico City meeting and what lessons the Latin American church can teach the rest of the world about synodality.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Horrified by images of Border Patrol abusing Haitian migrants? Blame decades of dangerous immigration policy
With the likelihood that migration to the U.S. border will only increase in the near term, U.S. officials need to shore up existing structures and create new ones.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Mexican bishops decry ‘murderous’ court decision to legalize abortion
Observers say the court decision sets precedent and will lead to decriminalization across the country. The decision also removed criminal sanctions for abortion providers.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
A Mexican novena for the dead is transformed for the digital age by Covid-19
In Latin American immigrant communities, lay faith leaders adapt a ritual of mourning that builds community amid isolation.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Mourning dozens of priests, Mexico’s church seeks to move forward from the pandemic
Tlaxpana is among hundreds of communities across Mexico dealing with the sudden loss of parish priests during the Covid pandemic.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Our Lady of Guadalupe is the subject of a new film. It’s…predictable.
“Lady of Guadalupe” is not an episode of “Law & Order: Sacred Visions Unit,” or anything close, though it might inspire devotion to Our Lady.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Is there a ‘crisis’ on the U.S.-Mexico border? It’s a tough question to answer.
‘It is a question of perspective. Whose perspective do we adopt when we ask questions like that?’
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Parents who send their kids across the border are not heroes or villains. They’re humans facing an impossible choice.
Many migrants and asylum seekers are parents doing their best to make difficult decisions, writes Joanna Williams, executive director of the Kino Border Initiative. That recognition should guide our border policies.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
The former gang member who negotiated a truce in Mexico’s third largest city
The gang truce in Querétaro was modeled after a similar pact among dozens of gangs in Monterrey. A nonprofit called Nacidos Para Triunfar played a crucial role in bringing gang members and civic authorities together.