Haitian-Americans' voodoo ritual honors the dead 'Sacred carnival' a time for believers to forget troubles. By JENNIFER KAY, Associated Press Nov 30, 2008.

In Haiti these rituals are commonplace: Voodoo is the dominant religion. "One common saying is that Haitians are 70 percent Catholic, 30 percent Protestant, ...

Voodoo is often seen as a practice involving magic. In Haiti, Voodoo is a religion born out of the struggle of slaves. And today, it is used as a form of healing and protection.

Voodoo: The old religion rises from the rubble in Haiti In the aftermath of one of the world's worst earthquakes, priests and missionaries are competing for the souls of a traumatised population.

But Voodoo – as practiced in Haiti and by the black diaspora in the United States, South America and Africa – is a religion based on ancestral spirits and patron saints.

During these times, many Voodoo practitioners make their requests to the Loa or Iwa (spirits of Haitian Voodoo). The region’s Taino Indians also centered many of their rituals around the same light.

When American troops arrived in the Persian Gulf four years ago, religious differences were an obvious factor in the culture shock they would experience thousands of miles from home. This time, U ...

Voodoo has been practised in Haiti since the late 18th Century, but only now has it been recognised as a religion on a par with others worshipped in the country. Haiti's Catholic President, ...

Day of the Dead: Voodoo practitioners perform rituals to appease spirits as part of annual ritual. Voodoo believers in Haiti have been performing rituals to appease Gods as part of annual Day of ...

Voodoo relief. Haiti's traditional religion has kept a low profile in the aftermath of the earthquake. The songs and prayers heard amid the rubble and tent cities around Port-au-Prince are ...