Shunned for centuries, Vodou grows powerful as Haitians seek solace from unrelenting gang violence
Amid the spiraling chaos, numerous Haitians are praying more or visiting Vodou priests known as oungans for urgent requests ...
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Spiritually Sound: Local Vodou Priestess combats negative connotations with holistic healing
Julie Valdivia, owner of KC Conjure and Botanica, digs deep into her spirituality to help create a more well-rounded ...
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Cursed for all eternity? What Vodou has to do with the never-ending misery in Haiti
«They turn the faithful into zombies, you are passive and only listen to the priest.» With Pastor Casséus, believers also fall into a trance, just like in Vodou ceremonies. But he has nothing ...
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A gang leader in Haiti is accused of massacring older people to avenge his son’s death
The National Human Rights Defense Network said the massacre occurred because the gang leader's child was severely ill, prompting him to seek advice from a Vodou priest. After his son died, he accused ...
KC’s growing Vodou community emerges from shadows to dispel religion’s misconceptions
Your Guide to KC: Star culture and identity writer J.M. Banks is acting as a tour guide of sorts to some well-known and ...
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Haitian gangs massacre hundreds accused of 'witchcraft'
Altès – also known as Monel Felix, Alfred Mones, "Mikanò" and "King Micanor" – took "advice from a voodoo priest", who "accused ... Voodoo, or Vodou as it's known in Haiti, is one of the ...