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 ...

Believers in the figure known as "Saint Death" are paying homage, even as the Catholic church in Mexico rejects her. Halloween is almost here, so is Dia de los Muertos - the Day of the Dead. It's a ...

Texas Folklife will present a screening of the documentary short film, La Santa Muerte: A Folk Saint in Texas. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with the filmmakers and Andrew ...

Photojournalist Héctor Quintanar has documented a different tradition that takes place in Coatepec, Veracruz during the Day of the Dead celebrations in México. This is a glimpse of last year's ...

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 ...