LAND OF THE DEAD My trip inside ‘world Voodoo capital’ that’s become dark holiday hotspot for Brits who flock to watch grisly sacrifices ...

The revelation that Pope Leo XIV has Louisiana Creole roots shines a light on a community of Catholics that has shaped New Orleans, from a famous Voodoo priestess to the self-proclaimed inventor ...

Voodoo Brewing Co. will hold a grand opening celebration for its new Salisbury location on Saturday from noon to 10 p.m. The new location at 1315 S. Salisbury Blvd., Unit 6, will also house PJ's ...

“Voodoo means to do and to apply,” explains Priestess Miriam, who established the Voodoo Spiritual Temple in 1990 with her late husband, Priest Oswan Chamani.

Benin's Ouidah has celebrated its annual Voodoo Festival which has made the town a mecca for Voodoo worshippers as well as a tourist attraction.

Featuring traditional ceremonies, dance events, and rituals in the form of incantations, adulations and offerings, Voodoo — which has its own pope whose reign dates back to the 1400s — borrows ...

Gbogossi Tolete, a voodoo priestess from the neighbouring town of Grand Popo, said the belief system had nothing to do with witchcraft or harming others.

Zangbeto masquerades the traditional Voodoo guardians of the night performing ahead of the annual Voodoo Festival in Ouidah, Benin, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) more > ...

Modeste Zinsou, manager of Benin's Python Temple, gently drapes a live snake around a visitor's neck at the country's annual voodoo festival, as spectators learn about the reptiles' sacred ...

A voodoo priest surrounded by devotees makes incantations as they participate in the annual Voodoo festival celebration in Porto-Novo, Benin, Jan 10, 2025. PHOTO: Reuters Every January, the ...

Practitioners like Zinsou seek to combat negative stereotypes of voodoo, a 500-year-old religion that celebrates a rich pantheon of deities and spirits.

Modeste Zinsou, manager of Benin's Python Temple, gently drapes a live snake around a visitor's neck at the country's annual voodoo festival, as spectators learn about the reptiles' sacred ...