GUADALAJARA, Mexico (RNS) — Betzy Ballesteros, a 26-year-old transgender sex worker, keeps a shrine to Santa Muerte, the skeleton folk saint, in her home. Surrounding the statue are candles ...

Daniel Santana's Mass at the Santa Muerte temple follows traditional patterns With readings, hymns and communion, Daniel Santana's Sunday service could pass for a traditional Catholic Mass, if it ...

There are a lot of stories about the Santa Muerte's miracles. 61-year-old Don Alberto says he was cured of heart cancer, which almost ended his life and family business.

INSKEEP: Hurtado recently covered a Santa Muerte celebration at a local grocery and taqueria. HURTADO: The owner, Angelina Mendez, she is a firm devotee.

Santa Muerte is viewed as an “unofficial saint” often associated with the cartel, gangs, or sex workers. Dr. Malgorzata Oleszkiewicz-Peralba, ...

Santa Muerte, the skeletal figure dressed in robes and wielding a scythe, is one of the fastest-growing religious movements in the Western Hemisphere. Though often linked to drug cartels and ...

Santa Muerte means "holy death," and while the prayers may have started off with good intentions, over the years, that has changed. Down south of the border, ...

But Santa Muerte, or “Saint Death,” is more than just a morbid decoration. She is the central figure of what some scholars say is the fastest-growing religious movement in North America.

But at the same time, these devotees address Santa Muerte “as if addressing a loved one or a close relative, with a relationship similar to that which is cultivated with the Virgin of Guadalupe ...

Santa Muerte statues and related items, such as candles and necklaces with the image of folk saint, have been among the best-selling products at Yerberia Santa Fe ...

Los vendedores exhiben estatuas ornamentadas de "La Santa Muerte", en el barrio de Tepito de la Ciudad de México, el martes 1 de noviembre de 2022. La Santa Muerte es una imagen de culto y un ...