The saint, who is not recognized by the Roman Catholic church ... to protect her followers from death. But that didn't work for "La Madrina Chayo," a woman considered a leader of the cult in ...

Roman women usually married in their early teenage years, while men waited until they were in their mid-twenties. As a result, the materfamilias (mother of the family) was usually much younger ...

A local leader of the Mexican folk saint cult “La Santa Muerte” was gunned down at an altar to the skeletal figure.