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Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
D. J. Waldie
Among the hopeful and fearful seeking their place in an occupied city, the Virgin—Patroness of All the Americas—is a sign that a community with humane borders and greater compassion may be possible.
A large crowd gathers as Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during a rally at Zocalo Square in Mexico City March 9, 2025. (OSV News photo/Quetzalli Nicte-Ha, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
David Agren
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s deft handling of the mercurial U.S. president has sent her approval rating soaring, reaching 85 percent in the latest survey from the newspaper El Financiero.
Karla Sofía Gascón, right, and Zoe Saldaña in a scene from "Emilia Pérez" (Shanna Besson/Netflix via AP).
Arts & CultureFilm
John Dougherty
‘Emilia Pérez’ is wildly divisive, facing criticism for its portrayal of Mexico and its handling of transgender issues. Our critic enjoyed it.
Photo of Jean Charlot, ca. 1923, by Tina Modotti; woodcut of “Rich People in Hell” by Jean Charlot (Copyright the Jean Charlot Estate LLC. With permission)
Arts & CultureArt
Lawrence Downes
Jean Charlot was the friend and peer of Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros and other now-renowned Mexican muralists. But in one important way, he was not one of them.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
J.D. Long García
Enforcement tactics do not in the end deter asylum seekers, who are typically fleeing life-threatening circumstances, but stricter enforcement does push border crossers to more dangerous paths.
FaithFaith in Focus
Juan Wulff
What I saw at the U.S.-Mexico border reminded me of the solidarity with migrants so often lacking in our country today.