Armed with umbrellas, thousands of Orthodox ... (2017 in the Ethiopian calendar): “Meskel falls on a Friday, the day we fast each week to remember Christ’s suffering on the cross.

Addis Ababa - More than 100 000 Ethiopian ... where three crosses used during Jesus' crucifixion and identified the holy one by a miracle. The story had it that St Helena gave pieces of the cross to ...

Ms Cavill still continues Catholic traditions with her mother, like attending the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday ... on the same day. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church is a significant branch ...

Though their prayers came from the depths of a church basement, God heard the appeals for a new place of worship. The congregation of St. Mary Ethiopian Orthodox ... brings a cross around the ...

Let us celebrate by enjoying the Meskel festival to the fullest and cherishing each other’s presence." Colorfully dressed priests of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church in South Korea offered ...

In Meskel square Thursday, the patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo ... According to the church’s beliefs, the festival celebrates the cross upon which Jesus was crucified and its ...

In Meskel square Thursday, the patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo ... According to the church's beliefs, the festival celebrates the cross upon which Jesus was crucified and its recovery ...

According to the head of the administrative department of the Patriarchate of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Akalewold Tesema, Meskel, the Finding of the True Cross upon which Jesus was ...