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Santeria, fusion of African religions and Catholicism, remains strong in Cuba
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoA fusion of African religions and Catholicism, Santería was one of the few religious practices to...
Cuba's Santeria priests foretell crime and disease in new year
Reuters via AOL· 5 months agoPriests from Cuba's Afro-Cuban Santeria religion on Tuesday warned that rising homicides and a spike...
Afro-Cuban drums, Muslim prayers, Buddhist mantras: Religious diversity blooms in once-atheist Cuba
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoThe 1959 Castro-led revolution installed an atheist, Communist government that sought to replace the...
Elián González Poised To Become Lawmaker After Nomination To Cuba's National Assembly
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 year agoElián González, the Cuban national whose precarious boyhood arrival in the U.S. in 1999 prompted a...
I believe Cuba is at the tipping point: Are we in the U.S. ready to respond? | Opinion
Miami Herald via AOL· 2 months agoIn a now familiar scene, desperate families in Santiago and other towns in eastern Cuba took to the...
Cuba holds unusual vote on law allowing same-sex marriage
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCuba held a rare referendum Sunday on an unusually contentious law — a government-backed “family...
Virgin of Charity unites all Cubans — Catholics, Santeria followers, exiled and back on the island
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoRamon Nieblas fixed his tearful eyes on the small golden statue, a beloved icon of Cuba’s patron...
James Franco to play Fidel Castro in 'Alina of Cuba' following sexual misconduct lawsuit
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs part of his return to acting, James Franco is set to play Fidel Castro in an upcoming biopic...
Here’s the most important thing Catholic bishops in Cuba should not concede to the regime | Opinion
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCuban officials probably expect some kind of concession from the Catholic leaders in exchange for...
LGBTQ-inclusive church in Cuba welcomes all in a country that once sent gay people to labor camps
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoProudly wearing a rainbow-colored clergy stole and a rainbow flag in her clerical collar, the Rev....