However, Ethiopia’s Orthodox Christians have long maintained that the ark has been held in a chapel at the Church of St. Mary of Zion in the holy northern city of Axum. 4.

is challenging their claim, presenting the possibility that Abyssinia (modern-day Ethiopia and Eritrea) was the first Christian nation. To be sure, the book doesn't conclusively assert that ...

In Ethiopia, the term “Pente,” which began as a nickname for Pentecostals, has come to refer to evangelicals and most Christians outside the Orthodox Church.

Catholic Christianity and Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity were more or less imposed on various communities. For example, in the 19th century, there were forced baptisms.

Ethiopian Orthodox Christians are considerably more religiously observant than Orthodox Christians living in Europe and those living in the United States. The majority of Orthodox Christians in ...

Thousands of Christians have been forced to flee their homes in Western Ethiopia after Muslim extremists set fire to roughly 50 churches and dozens of Christian homes. At least one Christian has ...

As home to one of the world’s oldest Christian cultures, Ethi­opia preserves many practices and beliefs dating back to ancient times. But far from being a museum relic, Ethiopian Christianity is a ...

ISIS operatives are seen executing two groups of prisoners, believed to be Ethiopian Christians, in Libya, according to a video released Sunday.

Christian missionaries are infiltrating Israel through Ethiopian aliyah initiatives, the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel, David Lau, warned the Aliyah Ministry in a letter last Monday calling for ...

Absent from Ethiopian Christianity were practices Protestants would dismiss: the primacy of the Roman pope, indulgences, purgatory, and marriage as a sacrament. Luther’s theological fascination with ...

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 ...