Palo mayombe is a solitary religion, practiced secretly, with no houses of worship and no way of counting worshippers. Born of the ancient spirit worship of the Congo, it was brought first to Cuba … ...

Human sacrifice is not unheard of in the black-magic religion of palo mayombe. “It’s unusual, but it’s not surprising,” said palo expert Dr. Charles Wetli. “Human sacr… ...

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They used the stolen remains to practice Palo Mayombe, an ancient religion, authorities said. One of the desecrated graves belongs to Annie Faniel, 1935-1988, who was a longtime caretaker and good ...

Part of the Palo Mayombe ritual is to tuck a brown piece of paper with a person's name and a date into the skull. It is meant to target someone with the magic of the ritual, Warren said. He said ...

Police now believe that the human skull that some Los Angeles boy scouts discovered along the side of a lake was used for a Palo Mayombe religious ritual.