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Lorena (not her real name) has lived at Casa Alianza for three year. A photo of her face cannot be published for security reasons.
Politics & SocietyIn All Things
Ashley McKinless
Lorena was 12 years old when her mother went to Spain in search of work. A week later, she began taking cocaine.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Marxist rebel leader Rodrigo Londono Echeverri of FARC, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, shake hands Sept. 26 in Bogota. (CNS photo/John Vizcaino, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyCurrent Comment
The Editors
The shock defeat was officially by less than a single percentage point.
Angelita, age 18, at the Nuevo Eden coffee cooperative in San Marcos, Guatemala, Oct. 5, 2016
Politics & SocietyIn All Things
Ashley McKinless
Angelita has a resume that would make any aspiring Ivy Leaguer look over their shoulder.
Politics & SocietyNews
Catholic News Service
The prize "should also be seen as a tribute to the Colombian people who, despite great hardships and abuses, have not given up hope of a just peace."
Politics & SocietySigns Of the Times
Jim McDermott
For displaced Haitians in San Diego and Mexico, the real emergency is what to do now.
Four mothers and 10 children land in Guatemala City, Guatemala, Jan. 6 after being deported from the United States (CNS/photo/Esteban Biba, EPA).
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Ashley McKinless
A large sign reads “Ya estás en tu país and con tu gente”: “You are now in your country and with your people.” I imagine it is a bittersweet welcome.