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In border conflicts, Mexico has a beef too

“If you think fentanyl overdoses are a problem, if you think migration across the border is a problem…you should care about stopping the crime gun pipeline to Mexico.” says Jonathan Lowy. “Because all those problems are driven by the supply of U.S. guns to the cartels.”


Anglican congregation steels itself as beloved lay leader heads to Canada

When Shammah Anu showed up at Saint Mark’s Anglican Church in Guadalajara in the summer of 2018, nobody, including her, guessed that she would eventually become a pivotal leader in the small church, founded in 1967. Nor that everyone would feel so sad when she announced in summer 2025 that work was taking her permanently to the Toronto area. 

Sacred Huichol pilgrimage route recognized for its cultural significance

The Huichol Indigenous People’s Route, a pre-Columbian pilgrimage that traverses Mexico’s sacred sites in the center and west of the country, has been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List. This ancestral pilgrimage, covering nearly 550 kilometers, connects 20 sacred sites that are fundamental to the worldview of the Wixárika people (also known as the Huichol).

Rainy season vocabulary lesson

Here are common Spanish terms you may hear or use in reference to the temporada de lluvias, paired with their English equivalents: