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Cuba -- Santeria

On the eve of the Pope’s visit to Cuba, a look at the most widely practicedreligion on the island—it’s not Catholicism, it’s Santeria. Born amongthe West African Yoruban people who were taken to Cuba as slaves betweenthe 16th and 19th centuries, Santeria—which means “veneration of thesaints”—fuses African myths with Catholic saints.

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