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WASHINGTON (AP) — In the U.S. capital, hundreds of Ethiopians dressed in traditional white shawls chant in the ancient liturgical language of one of the oldest branches of Christianity. During ...

Ethiopia’s orthodox church has elected a new leader of the influential body in the predominantly Christian nation. Abune Matias, 71, was Thursday named the 6th Patriarch of the church officially known ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Dressed head to toe in white, hundreds of Ethiopian Orthodox Christians packed tightly into Washington, D.C ...

A deep rift within the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) has widened, with Oromo bishops formally establishing the breakaway “Oromia Orthodox Tewahedo Church” on 23 January. The newly ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — In his Easter message this week, Patriarch Abune Mathias, head of Ethiopia’s Orthodox Church, vowed to fight homosexuality, saying it will bring destruction to the world. ADDIS ...

For hundreds of Ethiopian immigrants, a southeast Houston church is more than a place to worship God. Debre Selam Medhanealem Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church is a touch of a home half a world away, ...