HAVANA — As tensions rise between the United States and Cuba and the island braces for more economic difficulties, priests and priestesses of the Afro-Cuban religion known as Santería held several ...

As tensions between Cuba and the United States rise and Cubans brace for further economic difficulties, priests and priestesses of the African-Cuban root religion known as Santería held several ...

A figurine of Our Lady of Charity atop the church sanctuary inside Ermita de la Caridad during the 2025 celebration of the feast day of Cuba's patroness at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Charity ...

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Santeria priests, also known as Babalawos, perform a cleansing ritual with roosters during a ceremony calling for peace and health in Havana, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) HAVANA — ...

HAVANA (AP) — As tensions rise between the United States and Cuba and the island braces for more economic difficulties, priests and priestesses of the Afro-Cuban religion known as Santería held ...