Tag Archives: Catholicism

March 25

Santa Muerte: Unusual saint gaining popularity in Mexico and the US

Originally the saint of drug traffickers and criminals, Santa Muerte is attracting a whole new class of converts From my column in Communities @ Washington Times  WASHINGTON DC, March 04, 2013 – At a time when devotion to the Catholic Church is in decline, the cult of Santa Muerte, a Mexican folk saint, is flourishing […]