In a city so accustomed to scenes that would shock most people elsewhere, the procession in honor of La Santa Muerte (Holy Death), went almost unnoticed.

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 ...

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 ...

México, 1 nov (EFEUSA).México, 1 nov (EFEUSA). — “Gracias por un año más, flaquita”, este mensaje escrito en un papel reposa bajo los pies de la Santa Muerte de Tepito, una de las imágenes más ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Bishops in the United States are denouncing the skeleton folk saint known as La Santa Muerte -- a figure Roman Catholic leaders in Mexico routinely have attacked for the deity's ...

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 — 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 eight ...

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 ...

At first glance, La Santa Muerte appears like the Grim Reaper.For many in the Mexican community, however, the folk saint can be a miracle worker. According to believers, the skeletal icon brings ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...