Carved deep in a mountainous region of Ethiopia stand 11 churches, each cut from a huge block of rock some 800 years ago. While they might remind some of Jordan's stunning Petra, the UNESCO World ...

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 ...

Widespread tensions caused by a rift within Ethiopia’s Orthodox Christian church have resulted in the suspension of access to social media platforms including TikTok, Facebook and Telegram.

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 worship as their ...

NAIROBI/ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -A fresh eruption of fighting in northern Ethiopia has raised concerns among residents about the safety of rock-hewn churches in the town of Lalibela dating back to ...

Nationalism sparked by simmering ethnic strife – rooted in conflict between disparate ethnic groups and triggered by language, influence and resources – is tearing Ethiopia’s Orthodox Church apart. A ...

It now has more than 1,500 registered members, and church leaders say more than 4,000 people attend services each week. DSK Mariam is part of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Churches — one of ...