Part of these unique traditions are the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Forests, often referred to as simply as the church forests, and found mostly in the highlands of Ethiopia. As ...

Vatican — The Catholic Church is working with other churches in Ethiopia to promote reading of the Bible, according to ... 8 from the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, 8 from the Catholic ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- In his Easter message this week, Patriarch Abune Mathias, head of Ethiopia’s Orthodox Church ... It is condemned in the bible.” Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ...

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 ... the ...

They were also asked if they were capable of performing all the actions according to the prescriptions that the Ethiopian Orthodox Church ... and read from the Bible verses that warn the ...

Mohammed Girma is affiliated with British and Foreign Bible Society ... More than 40% of Ethiopia’s population of about 100 million belongs to the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church (EOTC ...

As the humanitarian issues escalate in the largely Orthodox ... Bible, we can oppose federal government because we need freedom.’” In contrast, he contends, “most Christians in Ethiopia ...

AMBO, Ethiopia — For years, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has been one of the few institutions that helped bind this war-riven country together, unifying disparate ethnic groups around ...

The lake is 120 kilometers south of Addis Ababa and is the center of the annual celebrations of the baptism of Christ, one of the holiest days in the Ethiopian Orthodox calendar. Carrying tabots, ...