With its 900-year-old churches carved from rock, the Ethiopian town of Lalibela attracts tens of thousands of pilgrims each year.

For centuries, the origin of Lalibela’s rock-hewn churches has eluded everyone except locals, who firmly believe they were carved by angels. I have always questioned God’s existence, but in ...

Women clean Bet Giyorgis (Church of St. George), which is the most popular of the 11 churches in Lalibela, Ethiopia. The church is carved 15 meters down into the rock, its cruciform roof at ground ...

Visiting the church may be a priceless experience, especially in mid-January during Timkat (Epiphany), when thousands of Ethiopian white-clad worshippers, as well as tourists, descend on the churches.

Fasil Giorghis is an Ethiopian architect and historian who walked us through the rock of ages. Fasil Giorghis: Well, there are three groups of churches, and each group is interconnected within itself.

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 ...

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 ...

Item 1 of 3 Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims wait to attend the Ethiopian Christmas Eve celebration at the St.George Rock-Hewn church in Lalibela, Ethiopia January 6, 2023. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo ...

With its 900-year-old churches carved from rock, the Ethiopian town of Lalibela attracts tens of thousands of pilgrims each year.

With its 900-year-old churches carved from rock, the Ethiopian town of Lalibela attracts tens of thousands of pilgrims each year.