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October 2026

October 02, 2026

Brazil’s Black Madonna as Political Football in Heated Race

In Brazil, even the Mother of God is not immune from election-year politics. With the...

August 2026

August 11, 2026

Trump’s Catholic Problem Heading Into November Midterms

One of the more remarkable stories of the 2024 presidential election was Donald Trump’s success...

May 2026

May 01, 2026

The Surprising Similarities Between Catholicism and Shi’ism

When I saw a photo some time ago of a young Shi’a man whose body...

April 2026

April 13, 2026

Blasphemer-in-Chief vs Pope Leo: Trump Blasts the US Pontiff

The unprecedented public clash between Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV is not merely another...

March 2026

March 04, 2026

Memorializing the Dead at Naples’ Feast of Madonna dell’Arco

On March 1, 2026, I stood in Naples, a city that, in the early spring...

February 2026

February 25, 2026

Where’s Santa Muerte? The Catholic Altar of El Mencho

When news broke about the personal altar of slain CJNG kingpin Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes—aka El...

February 06, 2026

“Will Take Down Francis”: Bannon and Epstein vs The Pope

Nearly a year after his death, the legacy of Pope Francis has come into sharper...

January 2026

January 10, 2026

We Shall Overcome: Religious Resistance to ICE

In the unfolding story of immigration enforcement in the United States, what once functioned as...

December 2025

December 09, 2025

Sixteen Remarkable Revelations About the Virgin of Guadalupe

Mexicans will tell you that they are 90 percent Catholic but 100 percent Guadalupan. While...

October 2025

October 11, 2025

Pope Leo, The Liberation Theologian?

From the vantage of Latin America’s long tradition of “theology from the below,” Pope Leo...

August 2025

August 29, 2025

Maria La Sposa: The Italian Skeleton Bride As Folk Saint

In the heart of Torre Annunziata (Naples), amidst the shadows of the Vesuvian cemeteries, endures...

June 2025

June 02, 2025

Lost Souls and Adopted Skulls at Naples’ Fontanelle Cemetery

Deep in the heart of Naples, where the tuff stone (a type of limestone typical...

February 2025

February 16, 2025

San Amlito: Ex-President AMLO as Mexico’s Newest Folk Saint

The love and admiration that many Mexicans have for former president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador...

January 2025

January 16, 2025

Street Shrine to Satan and Santa Muerte Removed in Mexico

In my four decades of research, travel, and living in Mexico I have seen hundreds...

November 2024

November 26, 2024

Find It or Else! Saint Anthony of Padua

By Guest Contributor Judika Illes* Can’t find your purse? Lost your keys? You’ve misplaced something...

October 2024

October 28, 2024

No Lost Cause: Saint Jude, Mexico’s Top Catholic Saint

Practically unknown in Mexico before the 1980s, Saint Jude Thaddeus has catapulted to the top...

September 2024

September 29, 2024

Why is Pope Francis Increasingly Unpopular in the Americas?

The declining popularity of Pope Francis in both Latin America and the United States, as...

July 2024

July 12, 2024

Brazilian Pentecostal Crime Boss Peixão Ramps Up Holy War

One of the disturbing new trends on the diverse religious landscape of Brazil is Pentecostal...

May 2024

May 23, 2024

Mexican Tribunal Rules on Controversial Santa Muerte T-Shirt

With Mexican elections less than two weeks away, the Electoral Tribunal of the Judicial Branch...

April 2024

April 10, 2024

Catholic UFOs and New Religious Movements

On April 8, 2024, I hosted Professor Diana Pasulka of University of North Carolina, Wilmington,...

January 2024

January 06, 2024

Pastor Smashes Santa Muerte and Virgin of Guadalupe Statues

In a shocking incident that has gone viral in Mexico, an American Baptist pastor destroyed...

October 2023

October 23, 2023

Lost Causes and Left-Handed Favors – Saint Jude, the Most Popular Catholic Saint in Mexico

Practically unknown in Mexico before the 1980s, Saint Jude Thaddeus has catapulted to the top...

July 2023

July 28, 2023

Our Lady of Pride – Santa Muerte Loves Her Queer Children

By guest contributor Emma Cieslik* Content warning: This piece mentions self harm and suicide. Caption:...

December 2022

December 09, 2022

Mestiza Madonna: 16 Fascinating Facts on Virgin of Guadalupe

Mexicans will tell you that they are 90 percent Catholic but 100 percent Guadalupan. While...

November 2022

November 23, 2022

Love Will Tear Us Apart – Death Romanticized at Genoa’s Stegliano Cemetery

On June 12, 1804, the edict of Saint-Cloud promulgated by Napoleon Bonaparte radically changed cemetery...

October 2022

October 20, 2022

The Holy Trinity of Justice – Saint Justus, Christ the Just Judge and San la Muerte

Dr. Andrew Chesnut writes in his book Devoted to Death: "If the association between Santa...

September 2022

September 09, 2022

From Bloody Heretic to Catholic Saint – The Beatification of Brazilian Folk Saint Padre Cicero

Beatification News by Eduardo Lima In a country where people have revered folk religious figures...

July 2022

July 26, 2022

Emerald Eyes and Tears of Blood – The Unusual Advocations of the Christ Child in Mexico

Co-authored by Dr. Kate Kingsbury* and Dr. Andrew Chesnut Those who aren't Catholic or familiar...

July 06, 2022

The Thug Saint Trinity of Mexico – Jesus Malverde, Santa Muerte and Saint Jude

Most street shrines in Mexico are dedicated to a single Catholic or folk saint....

June 2022

June 08, 2022

Catholic Decline Continues in Latin America under Argentine Pope Francis

There is compelling evidence of continued Catholic decline in Latin American, which is home to...

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