Officials from the Metropolitan Police of Bogotá, Colombia, announced on Wednesday the capture of five members of the Tren de Aragua transnational criminal organization.
A Mexican “witch” who reportedly had cartel ties was killed while trying to kidnap a baby to use him as a sacrifice to the patron “saint” of cartels.
The climate change minister of the Maldives was reportedly detained on allegations of committing acts of “sorcery.”
Famous tattoo artist and fashion mogul Kat Von D opened up about her recent and publicized conversion to Christianity, saying that she came to appreciate the light she saw in her Christian friends.
The Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies promises “decolonisation… feminism, and anti-racism” in its MA in Magic and Occult Science.
National Geographic reveals in its most recent issue that the Chinese-owned TikTok video-sharing app is on the front lines promoting pagan religions such as Wicca and druidism.
Emily Kohrs, the forewoman of a special grand jury in Georgia probing former President Donald Trump’s effort to have the state’s Electoral College vote overturned, reportedly has a Pinterest page full of magic spells.
An alleged Satanic child sex ring has been accused of attempted murder, the rape of children, and forced blood sacrifices in Scotland.
Meghan Markle reveals that singer Beyoncé Knowles-Carter said she had been “selected to break generation curses” in her ‘Megflix’ documentary, with husband Prince Harry approving the bizarre statement.
Football star Paul Pogba has allegedly been blackmailed by a group who accuse him of attempts to cast spells — potentially a serious accusation in France, as surveys claim as many as 40 per cent of under-35s there now believe in witchcraft.
Pope Francis warned Wednesday of the dangers of a “society of weariness” that has lost its passion for truth and justice and turns to superstition instead.
Twelve Nigerian men and two women were sentenced between two and nine years by a French court for trafficking at least forty women for sex, often using witchcraft and voodoo beliefs to control their victims.
An Indonesian man beheaded his father with a machete on Monday after allegedly hearing an “occult whisper.”
A West Virginia mother whom law enforcement say shot and killed her five kids before burning down their home and killing herself last year was reportedly obsessed with witchcraft.
A Nigerian bishop said this week that Christians need to be aware that witchcraft is real and represents “the state of unredeemed man.”
The government of Mozambique launched a new conference and training session initiative in partnership with an albino rights NGO Wednesday urging citizens to cease killing, raping, and using the body parts of people with albinism in witchcraft ceremonies.
Venezuelans are increasingly turning to witchcraft practices for relief from the socialist country’s devastating humanitarian crisis, the Venezuelan outlet La Patilla reported Thursday.
An allegedly close former military aide to Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chávez leveled scandalous accusations against Chávez’s Cuban ally Fidel Castro in a story carried by Argentine media on Wednesday, suggesting the Castro regime killed Chávez after seducing him with “women” and “witchcraft.”
A minority party politician in Malawi reignited the debate regarding the use of the death penalty in the African country, Malawi’s Nyasa Times reported Tuesday, calling for the execution of killers targeting albino people to sell their body parts on the black market.
The Italian authorities have discovered the Nigerian mafia luring young women to Italy and using a combination of threats and voodoo rituals to force them into sexual slavery.
The killing of a 54-year-old albino man in Malawi on New Year’s Eve have triggered concerns of a resurgence of murders, rapes, and mutilations against people with albinism in the country and greater region, where witch doctors claim potions made out of albino body parts can bring good luck.
The number of self-declared witches in the United States now exceeds the total number of Presbyterians, the Telegraph declared Friday.
On Tuesday, December 11, Timmins police charged 33-year-old Tiffany Butch with witchcraft for demanding money in return for lifting a curse.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey sent some of his beard hair to rapper Azealia Banks so that Banks could make him a protective magical amulet, according to a report.
News outlets are referencing a 2014 Pew Research Center survey on religion and the rising number of those who practice witchcraft in the U.S., saying that witches now outnumber Presbyterians in the country.
An angry mob killed a man in Munaje, Malawi this week after he was implicated in the death of another individual by practicing “witchcraft,” local media reported.
A large group of witches is meeting in Brooklyn this month to place a curse on Judge Brett Kavanaugh “and upon all rapists and the patriarchy which emboldens, rewards and protects them.”
A transgender inmate in a North Carolina prison is suing the correctional facility over his right to practice witchcraft.
An imam in Sheffield, Yorkshire, has allowed himself to be filmed performing an Islamic ‘ruqyah’ exorcism at his mosque.
From organizing mass hexes to setting up witch-themed Etsy stores, the feminist movement and witchcraft are becoming increasingly entwined.
The Queen of Camelot is an occultist, a witch of sorts who honestly believes (according to her own memoir) that she murdered three innocent people through the dark art of the hex.
40-year-old Kanya Devi was allegedly tortured and murdered by members of her own family after they accused her of witchcraft. Village elders acted quickly to cremate her remains and wipe out evidence of the crime.
A video posted on an encrypted social media channel used by the Islamic State purportedly shows the beheading of two elderly men found guilty of “witchcraft and sorcery” in Egypt.
Two nuns have enlisted the help of the Pope’s personal lawyer to fight a court case against Katy Perry’s attempts to buy a former convent, describing the singer as “disgusting” and accusing her of “witchcraft,” according to a report.
The Rwandan soccer federation has banned witchcraft in soccer matches following a crazy incident in a match earlier this month between Mukura Victory Sports and Rayon Sport. Rayon Sport striker Moussa Camara, whose team was losing 1-0, is seen in the
Hundreds of children in Britain are being starved and beaten every year to punish them for being witches or to cleanse them of evil spirits.
An indigenous tribe deep in the Amazon jungle has burned an elderly woman alive on charges of “witchcraft.” While Peruvian authorities say these accusations are not uncommon among natives, this case is unique because a witness recorded the immolation on a mobile phone.
The Islamic State organization has published pictures taken at an “execution ceremony” for an Iraqi man the terror group says was convicted of engaging in witchcraft and fortune telling.
The pervasive myth that having sex with a person with albinism — a condition in which the body does not produce any melanin — can cures AIDS has made rape and sexual assault of women and girls with albinism a commonplace threat in places like Malawi.
An Indian man beheaded his sister-in-law after claiming to find evidence of her involvement in witchcraft and black magic.
