The procession of St. Lazarus is one of the largest yearly religious processions in officially secular Cuba and also one of the most colorful. To show their devotion, thousands of Cubans walk for ...

The St. Lazarus procession is one of the largest and most colorful religious processions held in ostensibly secular Cuba each year. To display their devotion, many of Cubans trek for miles ...

STORY: The Saint Lazarus pilgrimage is one of the most important religious ... Experts explain this fusion of Santeria and Christian figures by saying that African slaves in Cuba originally pretended ...

The annual tribute is called St. Lazarus Day, a local Catholic festival ... in the African-influenced Santeria religion popular in Cuba. Popular lore has it that Babulu Aye alone assumed all ...

Cuban faithful made a pilgrimage to the shrine of Saint Lazarus on Monday in a display of religious fervor, uncommon in a country that installed an atheist Communist government in 1959.

Every December 17th, the Catholic Church commemorates St. Lazarus, the head of a household where Jesus felt loved. Known as the Saint of Miracles, believers say he has the power to intercede with ...

The pilgrims mix Catholicism with Santería to honor St. Lazarus on a day that reveals many of Cuba’s complexities.