Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan university in the United States, but its diverse student body represents all faiths - prominently displayed through the various sculptures dotting the campus. “We ...
Sibley went home and decided to conduct her own ancestral veneration, mixed with tarot and Neopaganism. She said she would ...
(RNS) — Ancestral veneration, Haitian Vodou, Brazilian Candomblé, Cuban Santería and Ifá have gained attention among Black adults, who see it as an occasion to reconnect with their heritage and ...
COTONOU, Benin — Pope Benedict XVI wrapped up a pilgrimage Sunday to Africa, where he laid out his spiritual vision for the continent and told tens of thousands during an open air Mass that “true ...
Churches are combating syncretism among millennials and Gen Z amid a rise of social media healers who call on ancestral spirits. Millions of Black South Africans seek guidance from sangomas, ...
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — As Christian denominations in Africa join the preparation for the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea, clerics, theologians and laypeople are embracing the moment ...
Global Religions of Africa Religion touches the lives of all of us, regardless of individual beliefs or practices. Yet, something as deeply personal as religion is often reduced to abstract ...
(The Conversation) — The movement to protect the long-obscured sites allows communities to reckon with painful histories through healing, remembrance and ancestral connection. (The Conversation) — In ...
As Christian denominations in Africa join the preparation for the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea, clerics, theologians, and laypeople are embracing the moment as a chance to ...