This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). As my eyes adjust to the half-light, I discern through a veil of incense a line-up of objects fixed to the temple wall: axe heads, a ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Brazil, the world's largest Roman Catholic country, saw its Catholic population decline further in 2022 while evangelical Christians and those with no religion continued to ...

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This report describes how the religious affiliation of people in six Latin American countries has changed over the past decade. It also examines their religious beliefs and practices. It focuses on ...

With millions in donations, pastors take in big money on lofty promises. — -- Faith is sometimes so intoxicating that it can even fill the sick and suffering with the improbable hope that a ...

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The Afro-Brazilian religion known as Candomblé has been turning into a church in its own right, repudiating its previous syncretic dependence on the Catholic Church. siris_sil_681402 ...

Gustavo Nazareno’s richly symbolic paintings investigate the African hand in Brazilian Baroque art. GABRIEL_VOLPI In 2018, Brazilian artist Gustavo Nazareno left Minas Gerais for São Paulo because his ...