In Tana Toraja, a mountainous region of Sulawesi, Indonesia, villagers pour massive resources into funeral rituals: lavish ...

Archaeologists have uncovered fragmented skulls from a Guatemalan cave where people were sacrificed in a brutal Maya ritual to appease the rain god. The Cueva de Sangre, or "blood cave", was first ...

A young boy was killed in a ritual sacrifice by teachers who believed it would please the gods and bring good fortune to their school in India, police said on Friday. The boy, the son of a software ...

Pagans in northern Europe's Baltic region imported horses from neighboring Christian countries during the late medieval period to sacrifice in funeral rituals, a study has revealed. The research, ...

An 11-year-old student was killed in a sacrificial black magic ritual performed by the owners of his school to make it more “prosperous,” according to reports. The boy was allegedly kidnapped from a ...

El Castillo, also known as the Temple of Kukulcan, is among the largest structures at Chichén Itzá and its architecture reflects its far-flung political connections. Located in the heart of Mexico’s ...

Animal sacrifices are surging in Queens, with chickens, pigs and rats being tortured, mutilated or killed in “twisted” religious rituals in parkland surrounding Jamaica Bay, The Post has learned. In a ...

Researchers have uncovered evidence of repeated mass animal sacrifice rituals that took place around 2,500 years ago at a mysterious site in southwestern Spain. The ritual sacrifices occurred at the ...

EAST GREENWICH, R.I. (AP) — Animal welfare advocates say several animal heads found in a plastic bag in East Greenwich last month appear to be related to some sort of religious animal sacrifice ritual ...

Skrilla, creator of viral "6-7" trend, openly discusses his Santeria religious practices involving animal sacrifice.

in Genesis 22:1–19, God tests Abraham’s faith by commanding him to sacrifice his only son, Isaac. Abraham, who had waited decades for the birth of Isaac, the son promised by God to carry on his ...