BEYOND SACRIFICE SANTERIA FAITHFUL GRABBED HEADLINES BY FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHT TO SACRIFICE ANIMALS, BUT THE QUIETLY FLOURISHING RELIGION ALSO HAS WIDER INFLUENCES.

Jesus Suarez, a Santeria priest, had slit the throat of one goat that June afternoon. He had three more goats, two sheep and 44 chickens to go. But before he could finish the ritual sacrifice, Cora… ...

Although Santeria has been widely practiced in South Florida for decades, the Afro-Cuban religion, which at times includes animal sacrifices, remains cloaked in mystery and sensation. Just last ...

Charles Gaulperin is a Santeria priest and the owner of Botanica El Congo Manuel. The shop sells religious items out of a strip mall in Hollywood. Inside the Botanica, Gaulperin performs sacred ...

A priest of Santeria—an Afro-Caribbean religion that requires animal sacrifice—can claim his arrest on animal cruelty charges violates the federal constitution, federal judge has ruled in a ...

With bird sacrifices and chants, Cuba’s Santeria seek protection from coronavirus By Sarah Marsh Posted on March 31, 2020 ...

A Sterling woman accused of sacrificing up to 15 chickens a week for religious purposes will still be legally allowed to own live poultry-- as long as she completes a ...

A Loudoun County woman has been found guilty of animal cruelty after she sacrificed roosters as a Santeria religious practice.

Two hikers found what could be evidence of animal sacrifice in the East Lagoon Nature Preserve. Authorities deny it was a ritual killing.

The religious practice of animal sacrifice has brought Santeria to the attention of the US Supreme Court, but many believe it is an ancient African tradition.

An old Supreme Court decision about ritual animal sacrifices helped halt President Trump’s travel bans. The three federal appeals judges who refused to reinstate Trump’s executive order… ...

For their part, the Santeros are reportedly planning to sacrifice many animals in coming weeks, hoping to summon to their side such Santeria spirits as Chango, the black male war god and one of 40 ...