FILE PHOTO: Ethiopian Orthodox faithful attend Epiphany celebration to commemorate the baptism of Jesus Christ on Lake Dambal in Batu town of Oromia Region NAIROBI (Reuters) - Access to social media ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia has always held me in thrall. It is a cradle of prehistoric humankind. It embraced Christianity long before the missionaries arrived. Its people carved subterranean ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Ethiopia's orthodox church has elected a new leader of the influential body in the predominantly Christian nation. Abune Matias, 71, was Thursday named the 6th Patriarch of the ...

Ethiopia, a land of incredible history, breathtaking landscapes, and vibrant cultures that few travelers truly experience. In ...

Widespread tensions caused by a rift within Ethiopia's Orthodox Christian church have resulted in the suspension of access to social media platforms including TikTok, Facebook and Telegram. The ...

NAIROBI, KenyaNAIROBI, Kenya — Leaders of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church have agreed to resolve their differences peacefully after weeks of deadly confrontations between rival followers of the synod ...

The Ethiopian Forest Churches are exactly what the Benedict Option should look like on a conceptual scale: it is not a fleeing from the world but a conserving of the good, true, and beautiful — the ...

Abuna Yemata Guh is one of more than 100 rock-hewn churches in northern Ethiopia, but it’s the only one that requires climbing up a 1,000-foot cliff face to reach. Father Assefa, 64, has done it every ...

The cross-shaped rooftop of Beta Giyorgis (Church of St. George) is one of the 11 churches carved out of the earth in the 11th and 12th centuries, in Lalibela, Ethiopia. On some of the islets in Lake ...

FILE - This Oct. 16, 2017, file photo, shows one of the 12th century churches carved from stone in Lalibela, Ethiopia. The architectural marvels are one of the country's most magical attractions, ...