Syriac Orthodox community members attend an Orthodox Easter mass at Kirklar Church in Mardin, Turkiye on 5 May, 2024. Source: Anadolu/Anadolu via Getty Images ...

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 ...

APTOPIX Ethiopian Church Washington DC Church leaders chant during the hours-long service in the Ge'ez language at Re'ese Adbarat Debre Selam Kidist Mariam Church, an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo ...

A kesis or priest, waves a censer burning incense as he walks through rows of congregants at Re'ese Adbarat Debre Selam Kidist Mariam Church, an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church, in Washington ...

A kesis or priest, waves a censer burning incense as he walks through rows of congregants at Re'ese Adbarat Debre Selam Kidist Mariam Church, an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church, in Washington ...

The youngster — who has a cross of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church dangling from her neck — added: “My favourite subject is English. I want to be a teacher when I grow up.” ...

Archbishop Abune Mathias, patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, offered his condolences to the families affected by the landslide. In a July 24 statement, the patriarch noted that while ...

Images of people digging through the mud, carrying bodies and women wailing have spread since. ... Archbishop Abune Mathias, patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, ...

The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has been at loggerheads with the government since an internal rift plunged the church into crisis in February 2023. When a church delegation embarked on an ...