This is also a season when people invoke la Santa Muerte - or the Death Saint. ANDREW CHESNUT: She is the saint who never discriminates, because death accepts everybody.

Like Mexico’s Day of the Dead holiday, the Santa Muerte is honored on Nov. 1 and 2. Roman Catholic leaders in Mexico have condemned the deity’s connection to violence and the illicit drug trade.

10 bodies found in Acapulco, Mexico, amid cartel violence 04:06. A local leader of the Mexican folk saint cult "La Santa Muerte" was gunned down at an altar to the skeletal figure late Friday ...

Outside a storefront shop on Melrose in Hollywood, Santa Muerte is revered by her followers as “La Nina,” “La Madrina” and “La Madre.” She is one word to most others: “Satanic.” ...

FILE - A statue of "Nuestra Señora de la Santa Muerte," or Our Lady of Holy Death, is displayed for sale in Mexico City's Tepito neighborhood, Nov. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File) ...

Like Mexico’s Day of the Dead holiday, the Santa Muerte is honored on Nov. 1 and 2. Roman Catholic leaders in Mexico have condemned the deity’s connection to violence and the illicit drug trade.

FILE – A statue of “Nuestra Señora de la Santa Muerte,” or Our Lady of Holy Death, is displayed for sale in Mexico City’s Tepito neighborhood, Nov. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File) ...