The revelation that Pope Leo XIV has Louisiana Creole roots shines a light on a community of Catholics that has shaped New Orleans, from a famous Voodoo priestess to the self-proclaimed inventor of ...

She is the author of several award-winning books, including The Art of Conversion: Christian Visual Culture in the Kingdom of Kongo (2014) and Images on a Mission in Early Modern Kongo and Angola ...

Since its official founding in 2001, the band Novalima has championed a driving, tuneful electronic and, at times, hard-rocking expression of Afro-Peruvian music. After the release of their third ...

Sixty of her images ... Kongo word for spiritual leaders, before it was distorted by local society to demean African religions. For more than 300 years, nearly 5 million African people were ...

There was a large slave trade operation in Angola managed by the Portuguese who were supplied by the Kongo and Ndongo kingdoms ... He created a de facto kingdom in modern-day North Eastern ...

Gama embodies the resilience and adaptability of nature’s most elusive predators.” The new book will feature 20 stunning wildlife images (seen here on Popular Science) selected from 4,500 entries ...

The folks over at r/liminalspace are always sharing photos of places that feel like they shouldn't exist. And if you don't know what I mean by that, just scroll through this post and you'll get ...

Police have re-issued their appeal for information with pictures of four people who they think can assist with their enquiries. A spokesperson for South Wales Police said: "We are continuing to ...

it reminds me of all the photos I’ve taken through the years and how much she has changed and grown," Ed tells PEOPLE. "When I’m looking through the lens, it takes me back to when she was just ...

“High in the canopy of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, two young mountain gorillas dangle from the branches, locked in a playful game of chase. Their world is one of curiosity and mischief—tugging ...