Santa Muerte (Saint of Death or Our Holy Lady of Death) is a Mexican folk saint whose devotion has seen a significant rise over the past few decades. Known for her skeletal figure and association with ...

Jim Griffith Special to the Arizona Daily Star Apr 1, 2014 Apr 1, 2014 Updated Apr 20, 2016 Let’s pretend we have our passports in order and have crossed the border at Nogales. After we pass a big ...

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. Two other people were killed and ...

HOUSTON, TX -- Her image evokes trepidation for many - almost fear. Yet, for a growing number of fervent believers, whose numbers are increasing in the United States, her presence brings them peace ...

Reporting from Mexico City — Her skull-face peers from beneath a cloak, the Grim Reaper’s scythe often clutched in her hand. She is the Saint of Death, icon of an underground cult that for many years ...

Experts says the skeleton folk saint known as La Santa Muerte will likely continue to grow in New Mexico and other U.S. states despite a Vatican official recently calling the saint a blasphemous ...

MEXICO CITY – “I may be big but I’m very scared,” Jorge says as we work our way through a series of narrow streets near the historic Zocalo plaza in Mexico City. Jorge Vasquez is a longtime friend, a ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A follower in New Orleans built a public shrine in her honor. An actor in Albuquerque credits her with helping him land a role on the TV show “Breaking Bad.” She turns up routinely ...

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. Two other people were killed and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEXICO CITY (AP) — A local leader of the ...