The African-rooted faith has existed in awkward overlap with Catholicism in Cuba since it was a Spanish colony. Around 70 percent of Cuba's 11 million people practice syncretism, the blending of ...

Drummers perform during a Santería ceremony in Mandy Arrazcaeta’s home, in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. “A religion that used to be dominantly practiced by descendants of Africans or ...

Arguably the most popular religion in Cuba is Santeria, which fuses Catholicism with Afro-Caribbean traditions. Santería was born as a form of quiet resistance among Cuba’s Black communities.

The small gathering in her Havana home appealed to their ancestors and honored Inle, the deity of health in Santeria, a ritual-filled Afro-Cuban religion. Montoya does not have the virus though ...

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom estimates that 70% of those who live in Cuba practice some version of Santeria or similar African-based religions.

The Afro-Cuban religion of Santeria thrives on the island. Slaves from Nigeria and Benin used Roman Catholic symbols to hide their deities from Spanish missionaries and plantation owners.

HAVANA (Reuters) Priests from Cuba’s Afro-Cuban religion forecast a prosperous 2017 in their New Year’s prophecy and told Cubans to be hopeful despite the economic and diplomatic headwinds the ...

HAVANA – The Afro-Cuban Santería religion may owe much to Roman Catholicism, but many Santeros are decidedly unenthusiastic about Pope Benedict XVI's March 26-28 tour of Cuba. Santero priests ...

Cuba's Santeria priests say 2011 will be a year of change and "reorganization," characterized by growing economic openness and threats of war and coups d'etat. Fox News Media Fox Business ...

Priests from Cuba’s Afro-Cuban Santeria religion on Monday warned of a difficult year ahead and called on followers to guard against calamities and mounting social ills after a tough year in ...

A doll depicting the Yoruba deity Yemayá is propped up on a chair before the start of a Santería ceremony in the home of Mandy Arrazcaeta, in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022.