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Macau Catholics defy pandemic for Lord Jesus festival Procession dates back to 1708 when the Chinese territory was under Portuguese rule Trending Catholics in Macau celebrated the traditional Lord Jesus festival despite constraints posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The festival on the first Saturday and Sunday of the Christian holy season of Lent garnered enthusiasm among hundreds of faithful, though it was less boisterous than in previous years. The Diocese of Macau canceled the popular festival...

If 2021 is shaping up to be anything like 2020, we’re looking at a lot more time with only ourselves for company. Luckily, Latine authors are up for the challenge of helping to fill that time. From a novel-in-verse about maybe falling in love with Selena’s ghost to a memoir about growing up queer and biracial in rural Indiana, 2021 promises us a dizzying variety of novels, memoirs, and poetry to carry us through the remaining lock-in. Here are 10 books coming out (mostly) in the first half...

By Marian Perales | Jan 15, 2021 The Five Wounds (Norton, Apr.) examines a Latinx man’s desire for redemption on the eve of his performance as Jesus in a New Mexico Passion play. The novel began as a short story published in 2009. When did you know it would evolve? About a year after “The Five Wounds” published, my editor asked me if I’d ever consider expanding it into a novel. My immediate reaction was, “No, it’s a story, not a novel.” About a year later, I was l...

23 books to read in 2021 Todays best articles Daily business briefing Solving COVID newsletter It has been nearly a year now since most of us have enjoyed a book in any of the usual places: a coffee shop, on a commute, in an airplane, on a beach. But that hasnt stopped people from reading — in fact, the opposite. Speaking personally, 2020 made me extra grateful for all the moments I spent with paper and ink, away from yet another screen containing no good news. Now we seem on the cusp of ...

Skip to main content Currently Reading 21 for 2021: A look ahead at the new years arts and entertainment highlights in San Antonio and beyond FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 Hiplet Ballerinas is scheduled to perform at the Carver Community Cultural Center.Hiplets Ballerinas /Show MoreShow Less 2of5 Pentatonix is set to release its second album or original songs.Mohegan Sun / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less 3of5 Ashley McBryde will play John T. Floore Country Store.Lester Cohen /Getty Images for T...