The man says he is possessed by a god. He shouts, his body trembles and he lifts a sacrificed lamb to his lips, drinking its blood from the jugular. This initiation ceremony, seldom witnessed by ...

Father Jose Antonio Fortea, author of a famous treaty on demonology, spent about an hour with the press at Miami’s Archdiocese on Friday. He framed the conversation around the idea that people are ...

A PARK ranger was shocked to discover an injured chicken, which was found to have some bizarre items sewn into its flesh, including a photograph. The Miami New Times reports that the ranger thinks the ...

A Miami-Dade man is facing first-degree arson charges after allegedly setting fire to his bedroom following an explosive confrontation over discarded Santeria materials, according to Miami-Dade ...

MIAMI — A 58-year-old Santeria practitioner stands accused of being so mad at his mother for trashing ceremonial items that he set a fire in their home, a judge said. Luis Garces, who was born in ...

Animal rights activists in 1996 protest Santeria chicken sacrifices at the main entrance of the Dade County Couthouse in Miami. It was not known who left the dead rooster in the foreground. The fowl ...

MIAMI — No dead chickens today. No goat heads, eggs, pennies or mysterious, unidentifiable objects. To ensure a carcass-free workplace, Luis Garcia and Rey Ramos, custodians at Miami’s criminal ...