MarÍa Teresa HernÁndez
MarÍa Teresa HernÁndez is an author at Religion News Service.
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As Venezuela holds a presidential election Sunday, what does its religious landscape look like?
By MarÍa Teresa HernÁndez — July 29, 2024
(AP) — As they prepare for the upcoming presidential election, it's hard to say exactly how religious Venezuelans are and what specifically they believe.
On anniversary of Frida Kahlo’s death, her art’s spirituality keeps fans engaged around the globe
By MarÍa Teresa HernÁndez — July 16, 2024
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Her take on life and spirituality sparked a connection between her paintings and her viewers, many of whom remain passionate admirers of her work on the 70th anniversary of her death.
Still hurting from violence, Mexican priests and families hope for peace ahead of elections
By MarÍa Teresa HernÁndez — May 29, 2024
CHIHUAHUA, México (AP) — The killings took place in Cerocahui in mid-2022, but the sorrow over the crimes has not diminished in the communities nestled in the remote Tarahumara mountains.
Mexico’s likely next president has a Jewish origin. Is that relevant in a deeply Catholic country?
By MarÍa Teresa HernÁndez — April 23, 2024
MEXICO CITY (AP) — What role has religion played in the ongoing campaign that will elect the successor to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador? The answers are nuanced.
Abducted as babies in the 1970s, these Argentines found a way toward their true identity
By MarÍa Teresa HernÁndez — March 26, 2024
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Now adults, they were found by their biological families years after their parents went missing when the military took power on March 24, 1976.
Their children disappeared in Argentina’s dictatorship. These mothers have looked for them since
By MarÍa Teresa HernÁndez — March 22, 2024
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Nora Cortiñas' commitment sums up the driving force of Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, a human rights organization created by women whose children were kidnapped by the military dictatorship that ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1983.
Mexico’s presidential candidates sign commitment for peace with church leaders concerned by violence
By MarÍa Teresa HernÁndez — March 12, 2024
MEXICO CITY (AP) — According to the church leaders, Mexico suffers from a “deep crisis of violence and social decomposition.”
Israel-Hamas war brings back pain to Argentine Jewish community decades after major bombing attack
By MarÍa Teresa HernÁndez — March 1, 2024
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — For many who lost friends and family to the attack, time has not healed their pain.
A prayer for Evita: Here’s why many Argentines are devoted to a first lady who died in 1952
By MarÍa Teresa HernÁndez — February 19, 2024
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Many union members think of Evita as their patron or gaze at her photos with nostalgia, feeling that she and her husband, three-time President Juan Domingo Perón, brought prosperity to their country.
What does a total abortion ban look like in Dominican Republic?
By MarÍa Teresa HernÁndez — January 3, 2024
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Abortion rights activists argue that the country’s total abortion ban not only restricts women’s reproductive choices but also puts their lives in danger.
How Dominican women fight child marriage and teen pregnancy while facing total abortion bans
By MarÍa Teresa HernÁndez — January 2, 2024
AZUA, Dominican Republic (AP) — With a Bible on its flag, the Caribbean country has a powerful lobby of Catholics and evangelicals who are united against decriminalizing abortion.
Convent-made delicacies, a Christmas favorite, help monks and nuns win fans and pay the bills
By Giovanna Dell'orto and MarÍa Teresa HernÁndez — December 19, 2023
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Most nuns and monks involved in preparing the delicacies are quick to point out that their main mission is to pray, not to cook — and that doing both involves finding a delicate balance.
Christian conservatives flock to former telenovela star in Mexico’s presidential race
By MarÍa Teresa HernÁndez — November 21, 2023
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Eduardo Verástegui speaks against LGBTQ+ inclusion, and if elected, he says he would do anything in his power to reverse abortion access.
Welcome to Mexican “muerteadas,” a traditional parade to portray how death can be as joyful as life
By MarÍa Teresa HernÁndez — November 3, 2023
SAN AGUSTÍN ETLA, México (AP) — The staging of muerteadas is humorous for participants and spectators alike.
With flowers, altars and candles, Mexicans are honoring deceased relatives on the Day of the Dead
By MarÍa Teresa HernÁndez — November 2, 2023
SANTA MARÍA ATZOMPA, México (AP) — On this date, Oaxacans don’t honor death but rather their ancestors, said the local secretary of culture, Victor Cata.
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