Early African Christian Women and Spiritual Leadership From its earliest days, Christianity in Africa involved significant ...

Even encountering African Christian communities, Europeans labeled local practices as heretical, justifying colonization and ...

Ethiopia's Orthodox Christians celebrated Easter in churches across the country. Ethiopia has the largest Orthodox population outside Europe, and dozens of faithful flocked to the Abune ...

Ethiopia is a profoundly religious, multi-faith state. It is grappling with myriad conflicts, including religious-based violence in different parts of the country. Against this backdrop, religious ...

The Ethiopian branch of Christianity first emerged in the kingdom of Aksum in the northern corner of the Ethiopian highlands. The person who introduced Christianity to Aksum is said to be ...

There are many different Christian groups and communities, each with its own beliefs, traditions and rituals. Let's take a look at how four communities choose to mark Christmas. In Ethiopia ...

When Band Aid recorded a single to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia, the supergroup famously sang: "Do they know it's Christmas time at all?" The discovery confirms that Christianity ...

Ethiopian Orthodox Christian priests light on incense in Fasilides Bath during the celebration of Timkat, the Ethiopian Epiphany, in the city of Gondar. Source: Getty ...