The violence erupted against a backdrop of tensions in the ancient Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church after rebel bishops created their own synod in Oromia, the country's most populous region.

Nationalism sparked by simmering ethnic strife – rooted in conflict between disparate ethnic groups and triggered by language, influence and resources – is tearing Ethiopia’s Orthodox Church apart. A ...

NAIROBI, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The influential Ethiopian Orthodox Church said late on Wednesday it had reached an agreement with a breakaway synod from the Oromiya region following deadly violence ...

Gondar (Ethiopia) (AFP) – Festivities for the Orthodox Christian celebration of epiphany have been muted this year in Gondar, in the northwest Ethiopian region of Amhara where conflict has raged ...

Addis Ababa, April 13, 2025 (ENA) -- Ethiopian Christians from various denominations united in spirit and devotion to celebrate Palm Sunday, locally known as Hosanna, with sacred rituals ...

(Video: Jenna Portnoy/The Washington Post) Late Saturday into the wee hours of Sunday, a meditative veil fell over worshipers at Debre Meheret Kedus Michael Ethiopian Orthodox Cathedral.

It has a unique cultural heritage, being the home of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church - one of the oldest Christian denominations - and a monarchy that ended only in the coup of 1974. It served as a ...

WASHINGTON — In the U.S. capital, hundreds of Ethiopians dressed in traditional white shawls chant in the ancient liturgical language of one of the oldest branches of Christianity. During ...

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 ...

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