http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:58:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23368/santa-muerte-saint-death http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23368/santa-muerte-saint-death#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:14:41 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23368 Mexican federal authorities used bulldozers to bring down more than 30 chapels devoted to "Saint Death" - a figure that is worshipped by drug traffickers - in the northern city of Nuevo Laredo, the daily Reforma reported Wednesday.

Although the figure is venerated by people from many walks of life, the saint -- Santa Muerte -- has been adopted by drug gangs. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23368/santa-muerte-saint-death/feed 0