Gonzalez, who sports a tattoo of La Santa Muerte on her back, holds an annual event in August in the saint’s honor, with mariachis and a feast. “All I have to do I ask for her guidance and she ...

This is also a season when people invoke la Santa Muerte - or the Death Saint. ANDREW CHESNUT: She is the saint who never discriminates, because death accepts everybody. We all end up in her bony ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A local leader of the Mexican folk saint cult “La Santa Muerte” was gunned down at an altar to the skeletal figure late Friday, authorities said.

Santa Muerte: An article in Monday’s Section A about followers of the sect of Santa Muerte misspelled the last name of Rick Nahmias, a photographer who has documented the movement, as Nahmais.

10 bodies found in Acapulco, Mexico, amid cartel violence 04:06. A local leader of the Mexican folk saint cult "La Santa Muerte" was gunned down at an altar to the skeletal figure late Friday ...

Top photo: Suspects in a kidnapping and money-laundering ring are presented to reporters Jan. 4, 2011. Among them is self-proclaimed Santa Muerte ‘bishop’ David Romo, second from right in top row.

Worship of the Santa Muerte was initially clandestine, the prayers and rites quietly uttered at alters fashioned by believers in their homes. More forgiving than the Catholic church - she is said ...

This is also a season when people invoke la Santa Muerte - or the Death Saint. ANDREW CHESNUT: She is the saint who never discriminates, because death accepts everybody. We all end up in her bony ...

MEXICO CITY — A local leader of the Mexican folk saint cult “La Santa Muerte” was gunned down at an altar to the skeletal figure late Friday, authorities said. Two other people were killed ...

This is also a season when people invoke la Santa Muerte - or the Death Saint. ANDREW CHESNUT: She is the saint who never discriminates, because death accepts everybody. We all end up in her bony ...

Believers in the figure known as "Saint Death" are paying homage, even as the Catholic church in Mexico rejects her. A name that pops up in October is Santa Muerte. Who is the death saint? A ...

A name that pops up in October is Santa Muerte. Who is the death saint? Believers in the figure known as "Saint Death" are paying homage, even as the Catholic church in Mexico rejects her.