By the time residents in the southern coastal town realized what was happening, it was too late. The river had burst its ...

Salome Strom was born and raised in Ha’alaufuli, Vava’u, within the Kingdom of Tonga. She grew up singing “Folofola Mai ‘a ...

Often misunderstood and misrepresented, Vodou is a complex, deeply spiritual religion rooted in West African traditions and shaped by the Haitian experience of slavery, resistance, and resilience.

For traditions like Dia de los Muertos, Fèt Gede and All Souls Day, the practices may be different, but the goal is basically ...

The Rev. Stephen Cliffgard Lee, a pastor at Living Word Lutheran Church in Orland Park, is one of the more than 70 people ...

Lynn E. Klock Amherst, MA - Lynn E. Klock, age 75, of Amherst, MA, died unexpectedly in August of heart failure. He was Professor of Saxophone at the University of Massachusetts from 1980 until his ...

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba — The rumble of large machinery, whine of chain saws and chopping of machetes echoed through communities across the northern Caribbean on Thursday as they dug out from the ...

DYERSVILLE, Iowa (KCRG) - Hurricane Melissa did not make direct landfall in Haiti, but the storm still caused significant damage across the country, leaving at least a couple dozen dead. The news is ...

Missy Elliott, who collaborated with Kartel on 2005's "Bad Man," wrote, "Prayers up for everyone in Jamaica," on X, followed by several Jamaican flag and prayer hands emojis. When reminded to also ...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The man accused of fatally stabbing a Catholic priest during a break-in at his home beside the church he served in a small Nebraska town pleaded guilty to murder and other charges ...

STAMFORD — A Haitian church congregation in the east side of the city is seeking to expand. The Christ Sanctified Church Of The Haitian Ministry at 127 Myrtle Ave. wants to add seating to the ...

Mgr Pierre-André Dumas, Bishop of the Diocese of Anse-à-Veau-Miragoâne and Vice-President of the Episcopal Conference, currently convalescing in the United States after being attacked by criminal ...