Imagine stepping into a church that looks fully Orthodox—icons, incense, chanting, bearded priests—but it's actually Catholic ...

a spiritual home for thousands of Ethiopian Orthodox Christians preserving centuries-old traditions. Worshippers, draped in traditional white netela shawls, bow in reverence and fill the church with ...

“The Ethiopian Orthodox Church has so many beautiful rituals ... Bililigne said. The incense from the censer, he said, represents the Virgin Mary, and the coal that burns it, the divinity ...

“The Ethiopian Orthodox Church has so many beautiful rituals and services ... they believe Jesus was wrapped in at birth and crucifixion, Bililigne said. The incense from the censer, he said, ...