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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.
A migrant feeds her child during a pause along a railroad track in Sayula de Aleman, Mexico, Aug. 22, 2024, during their journey toward the U.S. border. (OSV News photo/Angel Hernandez, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
David Agren
While the candidates jousted through the end of the election season, migrant encounters along the U.S. southwestern border continued a sharp fall in fiscal year 2024. But why?
FaithNews
David Agren - Catholic News Service
Father Marcelo Pérez, an Indigenous Tzotzil priest and peace activist, was murdered after celebrating Sunday Mass in Mexico's southern Chiapas state.
Mexico's President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum gestures at her swearing-in ceremony at the Congress in Mexico City Oct. 1, 2024. Sheinbaum, 62, an environmental scientist and former mayor of Mexico City, became Mexico's first female president in the nation's more than 200 years of independence. (OSV News photo/Raquel Cunha, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
David Agren
Mexico’s bishops wished Ms. Sheinbaum well. They urged her to govern for all Mexicans, even though she has a congressional majority large enough to permit constitutional changes without seeking support from her political opposition.
FaithFaith in Focus
Leilani Fuentes
In my search for good music and celebration, I found Catholicism and a yearning for community.