The Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission (ENDC) has underscored the paramount responsibility of religious institutions in ...

Scientists have detected rhythmic pulses of molten rock rising beneath eastern Africa, threatening to pull the continent ...

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The Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela, nestled in the town of the same name, are visited by about 200,000 Ethiopian Christians every year. While the Ethiopian Orthodox Church says they were built by ...

Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela - Ethiopia: The rock-hewn churches of Lalibela were constructed in the 13th century by the Christians as their new pilgrimage center and holy land.

I should have known that exploring the rock-hewn mountain churches of northern Ethiopia probably wasn’t for me when my guide, Tekle, asked if I required a climbing harness. But here I am peering ...

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 ...

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 ...

There were, he declared, 123 rock-cut churches, many in the most spectacular locations, and most still in use. Some may date as far back as the fourth century A.D., placing them among the oldest ...

Most Ethiopian churches and monasteries were built on top of mountains for three reasons. First, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church believes the biblical Zion symbolises a heavenly mountain shelter.