In a special segment on the Spanish language program called Atrevete Mexico (Be Bold Mexico,) on Radio Maria - Houston, Adrian Alberto Herrera, Director of the Office of Evangelization and Catechesis for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, discussed Santa Muerte, and the Catholic Church's concerns regarding the fast growing devotional tradition which surrounds her.
Conoce más sobre La Santa Muerte, una deidad famosa en Nueva Orleáns (UniVision)
Natalia Cruz investigó como llego deidad conocida como La Santa Muerta a Nueva Orleáns y quienes la veneran. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAtXL27glKU Featuring Sta Muertero Steven & Santa Muerte in the Crescent City
“La Santa Muerte: La segadora segura” – Origenes y Poderes de La “Nina Blanca”
El libro del Dr. R. Andrew Chesnut, La Santa Muerte: La segadora segura, aparece en un reciente artículo de El Mercurio de Veracruz: La imagen cadavérica, casi aterradora resultó ser una de las más adoradas por inmigrantes latinoamericanos en Estados Unidos, donde sus estampas, figuras y veladoras se pueden encontrar en diversas tiendas y estados … Continue reading “La Santa Muerte: La segadora segura” – Origenes y Poderes de La “Nina Blanca”
“Special Report” on Santa Muerte from KWES NewsWest 9
A recent "Special Report" from KWES NewsWest 9 in Texas (Click Here for the report) provides a clear picture of the drivers involved in creating the official confusion surrounding Santa Muerte's devotional tradition. The following statement from U.S. Marshal, Robert Almonte is telling of the information being considered by law enforcement officials and academics attempting … Continue reading “Special Report” on Santa Muerte from KWES NewsWest 9
Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano (Mexican Bishops’ Conference) issues ‘Clarification’ on Santa Muerte
The Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano (Mexican Bishops' Conference) has issued a clarification further condemning the devotional tradition surrounding La Santa Muerte. In a statement that tightens the official position on the cult, the Conference details a number of points that draw no uncertain terms on the orthodox rejection of Santa Muerte as a legitimate, or even … Continue reading Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano (Mexican Bishops’ Conference) issues ‘Clarification’ on Santa Muerte
Leader of the Templo de la Santa Muerte de Tultitlán Assaulted
As a way to coordinate outside of official and orthodox channels, Santa Muerte has become a central social driver for many living in northern Mexico. Her altars, shrines and chapels have become meeting places where core community issues can be worked out and a tentative neutrality can be reached between otherwise contentious groups and individuals. Rising, … Continue reading Leader of the Templo de la Santa Muerte de Tultitlán Assaulted
Vatican Cultural Minister Declares Santa Muerte “Blasphemous”
The battle between the Catholic orthodoxy and devotees of Santa Muerte has hit a high water mark with a visit to Mexico from the Vatican's Cultural Minister, Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi. Sarah C. Nelson, writing for Huffington Post UK, reports on the news that Ravasi has given a charge of blasphemy to Santa Muerte in a … Continue reading Vatican Cultural Minister Declares Santa Muerte “Blasphemous”
Vatican Official Denounces Santa Muerte as ‘Sinister and Infernal’
The Mexican offensive against Santa Muerte (Saint Death) launched by former president, Felipe Calderon, has now gone global. In an interview last week with a Peruvian Catholic news site (Aciprensa), the President of the Pontifical Council for Culture, Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, condemned the cult of the skeleton saint as "sinister and infernal." The Italian prelate, … Continue reading Vatican Official Denounces Santa Muerte as ‘Sinister and Infernal’
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