Drug gangs in Ecuador turn to "death saint" for protection — and allegedly human sacrifices
"They stole children from other towns and sacrificed them in front of her (Santa Muerte) when they wanted to land a big hit," ...
Tyler Morning Telegraph7d
Ecuadoran drug gangs turn to death saint for protection
Sporting gloves and a red ribbon to ward off evil, Ecuadoran police raiding a drug den apprehensively inspect an altar to ...
AOL6d
Ecuador gangs turn to "death saint" for protection — and human sacrifices
Like Mexico, Ecuador is a largely Catholic country, and the Church condemns the practice of portraying death as a personality like in the case of Santa Muerte. However, most Ecuadorans have no ...
InSight Crime5d
Crime and Religion in Brazil: The Expansion of Rio’s Pure Third Command
Religion serves as a powerful organizing force for crime gangs in Brazil and much of Latin America, offering a mixture of ...
The Daily Gazette8d
Ecuadoran drug gangs turn to death saint for protection
Sporting gloves and a red ribbon to ward off evil, Ecuadoran police raiding a drug den apprehensively inspect an altar to Santa Muerte -- a Mexican death saint adopted by local gangs as their own ...
Los Angeles Daily News29d
‘We’re with them in prayer’: A Santa Monica church welcomes worshipers who saw theirs destroyed
Spirited by unity and a desire to help its neighboring congregation, St. Monica’s Catholic Church in Santa Monica welcomed Pacific Palisades parishioners from Corpus Christi Church to its Mass ...