Now based in Sweden, Mengistu has authored seven books spanning history, heritage, and tourism. Much of his writing engages ...

A nation with a long but turbulent history and a rich religious heritage has struggled to shrug off the vices holding it back from moving forward. It is worth starting this discussion by way of ...

ADDIS ABABA – Thousands of Ethiopians gathered in the capital Thursday to celebrate an annual religious festival distinguished by the lighting of bonfires according to the beliefs of the local ...

CHICAGO (RNS) — Dan Ware hoped to visit Ethiopia this fall with a group of fellow travelers, touring the country’s famed churches and meeting with leaders of one of the oldest Christian traditions in ...

(JTA) — For years, the 50th day after Yom Kippur has been marked by the pilgrimage of hundreds of Ethiopian Jews dressed in white and carrying colorful umbrellas to Jerusalem to celebrate Sigd. This ...

Addis Ababa, May 15, 2025 (ENA) -- African religious institutions and leaders should advocate for positive and peaceful ideals to foster broader social cohesion in the continent and beyond, African ...

WASHINGTON — 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 hourslong ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Fighting in Tigray, a semi-autonomous state in northern Ethiopia, resulted in massacres at ancient religious sites as the country’s military battled the forces of the ruling ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia's chief prosecutor says the country has pardoned hundreds of convicts, among them Muslims jailed under anti-terror laws for ...

Introduction -- History and faith of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church / Getatchew Haile -- Organization of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church / Stéphane Ancel -- Customs in the Ethiopian Church / Steven ...

Hundreds of refugees celebrated Thanksgiving last weekend outside Washington, D.C., at the Ethiopian Community Development Council, a refugee resettlement agency. How did an Ethiopian community ...