Mexico seeks to strengthen its ties with its community in the U.S. through culture.

Mexico’s Secretary of Culture, Claudia Curiel de Icaza, speaks during an interview with EFE this Saturday at the Mexican Embassy in Los Angeles (United States). EFE/Omar Alonso Los Angeles (USA), Aug 23... Read more »

Bad Bunny returns “home” to close his tour and “bring hope and strength” to Puerto Rico

Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny performs during the first of two closing concerts of his international tour ‘Debí tirar más fotos’ this Saturday in San Juan, Puerto Rico. EFE/ Thais Llorca San... Read more »

Leo XIV encourages sacred music to respect contemporary sensibilities and other cultures

Pope Leo XIV speaks during the weekly general audience at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. EFE/EPA/ANGELO CARCONI Vatican City, Aug 19 (EFE) – Pope Leo XIV... Read more »

The Pope warns against turning faith into “a mere custom”

Pope Leo XIV leads the traditional Sunday Angelus prayer from the window of his study overlooking St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City on August 23, 2026. EFE/EPA/VATICAN MEDIA Vatican City, Aug 23... Read more »

St. Peter’s Basilica: the grandeur of art and faith

St. Peter’s Basilica, in Vatican City (Rome, Italy), is considered the most important temple in Catholicism, the Christian church with the largest interior space in the world, and one of the masterpieces... Read more »

The Weekly Challenge – August 24

“El Grito de Dolores” (The Cry of Dolores) is associated with which country’s independence movement?A) ArgentinaB) ColombiaC) MexicoD) Venezuela ¿Con el movimiento de independencia de qué país se asocia “El Grito de... Read more »

Ten years without Juan Gabriel

Ten years have passed since the death of Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel. EFE/PAUL BUCK On August 28, 2016, ‘El Divo de Juárez’ left this world. Today, a decade after his unexpected passing,... Read more »

Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez does not rule out running for US President in 2028

File photo of Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during a press conference outside the Capitol in Washington, D.C. (USA). EFE/Will Oliver Washington, Aug 9 (EFE) – Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a leading figure on... Read more »

Mexican beverage industry promotes new tax scheme to combat the illegal market

File photo from April 15, 2024, showing a person at a tequila exhibition in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. EFE/Francisco Guasco Mexico City, Aug 14 (EFE) – The Mexican alcoholic beverage industry has proposed... Read more »

The Weekly Challenge – August 17

The ancient Maya were pioneers in developing which mathematical concept?A) The Pythagorean theoremB) CalculusC) The concept of zeroD) The number pi ¿Qué concepto matemático fueron pioneros en desarrollar los antiguos mayas?A) El... Read more »