DSK Mariam is part of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Churches — one of the oldest Christian faiths in Africa. There’s keen interest in preserving Ge’ez, and other traditions of the faith ...

But it’s worth it, she said, for the church to encourage other young Ethiopian Americans to find a fulfilling spiritual path and reconnect with their roots. “Everything is so beautiful and so ...

A trader pulls a sheep to sell in a street market a day before Ethiopian Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter Sunday,in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo) ...

For Putin, the Orthodox faith is central to his world view and he always attends services during major church holidays. For Orthodox Russians, Easter is the most important religious holiday.

It was opened by Muslim President Abdul Fattah El-Sisi in 2019. Since 1980, the ranks of Egypt’s Coptic monks have swelled by 300 per cent. The associated Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, which ...

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During an Easter service at Moscow’s Christ the Savior Cathedral held on Saturday night, Russian Orthodox Church head Patriarch Kirill referred to the holiday as a “victory day.” “Easter is a victory ...

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President Vladimir Putin and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin joined other worshippers for an Easter service led by the head of Russia's Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, a faithful backer of the ...