On Monday, thousands of Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia came together ... Isaias Seyoum, a priest at Selassie Church in Addis Ababa, shared his thoughts, saying, "Our gathering here goes beyond ...

Events that occurred this week in Christian history include a Spanish Inquisition ceremony being performed, the first church ...

Ethiopian pilgrims pray during a Mass ... (AP Photo) Christian Orthodox believers, who follow the Julian calendar and celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7, burn dried oak branches, the Yule log symbol for ...

Vladimir Putin met the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, on Tuesday with gifts he asked the Patriarch to bless for troops fighting in Ukraine. The meeting at a Christmas ...

For Tirsit Teshome, 28, Epiphany (Timket) is more than a religious holiday—it’s a vibrant celebration of Ethiopian identity and unity. As the streets of Addis ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Tourists joined Ethiopians for Orthodox Christmas celebrations at one of the world’s oldest churches on ...

This year, thousands of Ethiopian pilgrims and international tourists gathered in the historic town of Lalibela to celebrate Orthodox Christmas ... attended a church service in Lalibela to mark ...

Does the Russian Orthodox Church believe that Russia, through its invasion of Ukraine, is "restraining" the appearance of the Antichrist? Ever since the head of the Russian Orthodox Church declared ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia’s Orthodox Christians are celebrating Christmas with prayers for peace in the Horn of Africa nation that has faced persistent conflict in recent years.

The patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Abune Mathias, in his televised Christmas Eve message called for reconciliation and peace in a nation where conflict has been often fueled by ethnic ...