Voodoo has been practised in Haiti since the late 18th Century, but only now has it been recognised as a religion on a par with others worshipped in the country. Haiti's Catholic President, ...

Haitian journalist Gary Tesse was murdered in October 2022. The man allegedly responsible is former Les Cayes prosecutor ...

Wes Craven's folk-horror is based on an investigation by ethnobotanist, Wade Davis, who ventured to Haiti after hearing about ...

Two of three undergraduate researchers studying the Burke Museum’s African collection stood beside seven floor-to-ceiling ...

Representation of non-Abrahamic religions and spiritual traditions, particularly in the mainstream comics universe, is minimal. Even when they are portrayed in comics, their presentation, as Singh and ...

Goaltending is voodoo. It’s a popular joke in hockey circles, acknowledging that it is still extremely difficult to fill the most important role on the roster because netminders can be a mysterious ...

There have been quite a few voodoo priestesses since Laveau's passing including her daughter, but is there a current Voodoo ...

Pope Leo XIV’s Creole and African ancestry, traced to Louisiana and West Africa, is prompting celebration and curiosity among ...

We love to dress as our favorite scary creatures for Halloween. But where did these Halloween monsters come from, anyway?

The trinity: les morts, les mystères, et les Marassa -- Les serviteurs -- The divine horsemen -- Houngan, hierarchy and hounfor -- The rites -- Drums and dance -- The white darkness Date 1970 Call ...

Violence against children in Haiti pushes gang-ridden nation to top of a United Nations list on Children in Armed Conflict.

Haitians go about their day at a displacement camp Léogâne, Haiti. In June of 2025, the country had nearly 1.3 million people internally displaced by armed gangs, the United Nations said. Jose ...