Nairobi: Two young Orthodox Christians were killed in an attack on a church in southern Ethiopia on Saturday, according to a report by a religious media outlet.

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.

Three people have been killed Saturday in attacks on a church in southern Ethiopia, according to reports by a religious media outlet. The violence erupted against a backdrop of tensions in the ...

Orthodox Ethiopians on Wednesday marked the beginning of Meskel, one of the holiest celebrations in the Christian tradition followed in this devout nation riven by ethnic and political violence.

This weekend, Orthodox Christians, including many from the Ethiopian community in the D.C. area, are celebrating Fasika, or Easter, marking the end of the 55-day fast called Abiy Tsome, or the ...

Ethiopia has 36 million Orthodox Christians, the world’s second-largest Orthodox population after Russia. By many measures, Orthodox Ethiopians have much higher levels of religious commitment than do ...

Orthodox Ethiopians on Wednesday marked the beginning of Meskel, one of the holiest celebrations in the Christian tradition followed in this devout nation riven by ethnic and political violence.