A deep rift within the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) has widened, with Oromo bishops formally establishing the breakaway “Oromia Orthodox Tewahedo Church” on 23 January. The newly ...

An Orthodox priest at Nakuto Lab Rock Church, outside Lalibela, Ethiopia. About three-quarters of Orthodox Ethiopians say they attend church every week. (Eric Lafforgue/Art in All of Us/Corbis via ...

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has overseen the reunification of feuding wings of the one of the world's oldest Christian churches, his top aide said Friday. The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo ...

Nairobi: Ethiopia's ancient Orthodox Church has accused the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of interfering in its affairs as tensions mount over a breakaway group of bishops. The Church is ...

Orthodox Christians constitute 43% of the population, making them Ethiopia's largest and most influential religious group Ethiopia has restricted social media and messaging platforms ahead of rival ...

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 church officially known ...

The relief agency sponsored by the nine major Eastern Orthodox churches in the United States is joining a $6 million program to fight AIDS in Ethiopia. International Orthodox Christian Charities says ...

Mohammed Girma is affiliated with British and Foreign Bible Society. Ethiopia, once again, is at a crossroads. The last four months have seen jubilation and euphoria over the change and reform that ...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- Patriarch Abune Mathias, head of Ethiopia's Orthodox Church, vowed to fight homosexuality, saying it will bring destruction, during his Easter message, on Wednesday. During ...

Ethiopia has restricted social media and messaging platforms ahead of rival planned rallies following a split in the popular Orthodox Church. The row has caused deadly violence and began last month ...

The FINANCIAL — Ethiopia has the largest Orthodox Christian population outside Europe, and, by many measures, Orthodox Ethiopians have much higher levels of religious commitment than do Orthodox ...