PORTO-NOVO, Benin (AFP) — In his long life, voodoo priest Kpohinto Medji has seen his religion flourish and then go into decline, banned for years by the authorities and pressured by other faiths.

For some people, the mention of voodoo evokes something like a scene from the James Bond novel "Live and Let Die," featuring ...

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Voodoo goes beyond what it is perceived as, some refer it to religion that revolves around animal sacrifices, casting harmful spells, and using dolls to hurt others. It is said to be a religion of ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Dressed in white, shaking decorated gourd rattles and singing praises to "Olorum Papa" (God the Father), several hundred practitioners of Haiti's voodoo religion held a ...

(RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes a voodoo fashion show in Haiti, preparations for Candlemas Day in Mexico and more. (RNS) — Each week Religion News Service presents a gallery of photos of ...