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.

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 ...

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 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, ...

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 ...

Una líder local del culto mexicano a “La Santa Muerte” fue asesinada a tiros en un altar dedicado a la figura esquelética el viernes por la noche, informaron las autoridades. Dos personas ...

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 ...

The Santa Muerte cult is a “Mexican version of satanic worship,” he pointed out, which fuses elements of “Brazilian quimbanda, Cuban Santeria, pre-Hispanic cultures, and occult satanism.” ...

At a birthday party held in her honor on Nov. 5, evidence of the community’s growth was clear. I made a documentary film in 2016 about Santa Muerte and her following, and worship sessions then ...

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 ...