Thousands of Ethiopian Orthodox Christians have celebrated Meskel, an annual festival commemorating the discovery of the ‘True Cross’ on which Christians believe Jesus was crucified. This year, ...

Part of Dmitry Donskoy’s right hand sent to ‘spiritually strengthen’ soldiers The Russian Orthodox church has sent a fragment of a medieval warrior prince’s remains to troops fighting in Ukraine, ...

The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has been one of Ethiopia's most influential institutions for more than 1,600 years. Church and state were closely intertwined from the official adoption of ...

Father Dionysios Tabakis, the Greek Orthodox priest who found niche virality this year as a drone-metal guitarist, has issued a public statement addressing a series of religious blog posts that make ...

Firefighters are working to put out a blaze at a church in Rosemount, Minnesota, on Monday afternoon. Crews initially responded to the fire at 3285 144th St. W. around 10:46 a.m., according to police.

Firefighters have put out a fire at an Ethiopian Orthodox church in Rosemount that broke out Monday morning, but road closures remain in the area. The building at 3285 144th St. W. is home to the ...

With income upwards of $150,000 a year before taxes, a family in the United States should be able to live a comfortable middle-class life. But for Rachel and her husband, a religious Jewish couple in ...

Shio III elected by Holy Synod, succeeds Ilia II after 49-year leadership Church's ties to Russian Orthodox Church and Moscow's influence remain contentious Election occurs amid protests over ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dressed head to toe in white, hundreds of Ethiopian Orthodox Christians packed tightly into Washington, D.C.’s DSK Mariam Church to sing hymns in the ancient language Ge’ez, to pray, ...

This paper is motivated by a recently circulated video produced in Gondar that documents practices of forced religious conversion and coercive manipulation directed at members of the Ethiopian ...

CROWNS, gold-trimmed capes, incense and chanting. No, it’s not a movie set or a scene from King Charles III’s coronation, but an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church wedding. Among all the wedding ...