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

Frequently, various festivals in Ethiopia attract numerous tourists in this month of January. The most popular holiday ...

Abuna Yesehaq, archbishop of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in the Western Hemisphere who died in 2005 ... recalled learning about Marley's conversion to Christianity in an interview with Cross Rhythms ...

The totemlike illuminated towers, patterned with intricate motifs of Ethiopian Orthodox crosses stenciled and laser-cut out of mirror acrylic, are influenced by Ethiopian architecture, including ...

Vladimir Putin accused Jews of attacking the Russian Orthodox Church and suggested that they lacked family and “roots,” the latest antisemitic statement from the Russian leader since his 2022 ...

On Friday, the Greek Orthodox Church called for an emergency meeting to discuss a major reform to be launched. The move comes after the Church was rocked by overwhelming scandals on sex and finance ...

A church volunteer was surprised to find what was stopping him opening a cupboard was a cross stolen from the church 18 months before. In June 2023, the cross was the only item taken from the ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter accordingly, ...

In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities – aptly titled ... The resurrection is proclaimed at exactly midnight, and is celebrated with drums, fireworks, and church ...

The Roman Catholic Church has consistently condemned abortion ... For the Jewish people of those times and orthodox Jews to this day, all human life has as its author the one God whose creative ...

Q: What is the Dollar worth against the Ethiopian Birr? A: One Dollar is worth 127.1694 Ethiopian Birr today Q: Is the Dollar going up or down against the Ethiopian Birr? A: Today's exchange rate ...