Vodou recognizes evil, but not an external being responsible for it. Instead of sin, Vodou teaches taboos that maintain ...
A Haitian American retraces the roots of Vodou in Benin to confront fear, history and the legacy of Haiti’s liberation—and ...
Three senators from Haiti pause in reflection in front of a statue of their country's independence hero Toussaint Louverture in Allada, southern Benin, where he had his roots. The West African and ...
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti's voodoo priests are objecting to anonymous mass burials as an improper way to handle the tens of thousands of dead from the earthquake -- and have taken their ...
Jean-Ulrick Désert, “Constellations de la Déesse / Ciel au-dessus de Port-au-Prince” (2012) (all photos courtesy the Grand Palais unless otherwise noted) PARIS — Winter has been kind to art lovers in ...
He promised to heal his country but ended up cursing it instead. From beloved doctor to self-proclaimed god, Papa Doc’s rise is one of the most chilling transformations in modern history. How did a ...