Tag: Ethiopia
Inside Ethiopia’s Wonder Churches
Paul Juma 12/1/2012 Deep in the rugged mountains of Ethiopia, a small village carries enormous historical and religious significance -- and wonder. Lalibela village, 700 ... Read More
Ethiopian Police And Muslim Students Demolish Church
9/12/2011 The Quran commands Muslims to persecute Christians: Fight against those who (1) believe not in Allah, (2) nor in the Last Day, (3) nor ... Read More
Ethiopian Church’s Christmas
2/12/2011 Click here to watch Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Christmas Song TTEOTV 4-4 Bermuda’s Ethiopian Orthodox Church is inviting locals heading to the East End ... Read More
Gay Gathering Sparks Row Between Ethiopia Church and State
Tadias Voice of America 30/11/2011 Anti-Gay Sentiment Flares in Ethiopia as Addis Ababa Preps for AIDS Conference "A meeting organised by an African gay lobby ... Read More
Ethiopia Faces Threat from Wahabi Muslim Extremists
By Andualem Sisay 10/1/02011 Some Wahabi Muslim extremists in Ethiopia are being engaged in underground violence and unrest instigation activities by abusing the freedom of ... Read More
Exclusive Snaps of the Celebration of Demera in Ethiopia
30/9/2011 Special Courtesy : Yonas Garedew Addis Ababa- Ethiopian Orthodox church followers on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 evening marked Demera, which commemorates the finding of ... Read More
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Patriarch Abuna Paul of Ethiopia
INTER-ORTHODOX MEETING 15/9/2011 Russian-Ethiopian Orthodox Churches On September 14, 2010, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, met ... Read More
Ethiopia: A different mood on 11 September
Addis Ababa 12/9/2011 The rest of the world always remembers 9/11 as an unpleasant day but while Ethiopians may share that feeling, it is not ... Read More
Important New Book On Ethiopian Churches
CLICK HERE TO ORDER A COPY August 18th, 2011 An important new book by David Phillipson has been published which demystifies the history of Ethiopia’s ... Read More
Ethiopians take pride in an Ancient Heritage
James D. Davis 18/8/2011 One of the pleasures of being a religion writer in South Florida is that the world comes here. There’s always something ... Read More
Religion notebook: a queen’s copy of the Gospels, clergy’s open letter on the budget and energy-conscious Monks
By Nancy Haught, The Oregonian 21/7/2011 Steve Delamarter, the George Fox University professor who digitizes Ethiopian religious manuscripts and returned one to Ethiopia last year, ... Read More
Pope Shenouda gives his blessings to Egypt’s new envoy to Addis
Dina Ezzat 18/7/2011 Religious ties between the Egyptian and Ethiopian churches may help strengthen relations between the two countries, which are threatened by ongoing disagreements ... Read More
19th Enthronement Anniversary Celebrations of Patriarch Abune Paulose of Ethiopia-Exclusive
OCP Exclusive Special Report by Yonas Garedew 12/7/2011 The Ethiopian Church today celebrated the 19th Enthronement Anniversary of His Holiness Abune Paulose. Large number of ... Read More
Ethiopia to Release 23 Former Derg Regime Top Officials
BY NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA REPORTER 1/6/2011 Ethiopian government freed 23 former Derg regime high ranking officials from the death sentence imposed on them for committing ... Read More
Egypt’s Pope Shenouda meets with Ethiopia’s Archbishop
MENA 16/05/2011 The head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, Pope Shenouda III, met on Monday with a delegation of seven Ethiopian clerics led by Ethiopia's ... Read More
EGYPTIAN AND ETHIOPIAN CHURCHES DISCUSS NILE WATER CRISIS
4/4/2011 Sources from the Egyptian Coptic Church said its leader, Pope Shenouda III, is communicating with the Ethiopian church in an effort to help resolve ... Read More
Muslims Burn Churches in Ethiopia
By James Heiser 14/3/2011 An attack by militant Muslims which has thus far destroyed at least a dozen churches may signal an expansion in anti-Christian ... Read More
Photo Exhibition Opens
14/12/2010 Addis Ababa, December 14 (WIC) – A photographic exhibition depicting images of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church was opened on Sunday at the Ethiopian ... Read More
Five Religious Groups in Ethiopia Vow to Promote Peace
5/11/2010 BY: NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA REPORTER Representatives of five religious groups in Ethiopia indicated their mutual readiness to promote peace and stability in the country ... Read More
Westminster Abbey accused of ‘sacrilege’ for keeping Ethiopian Relic
By: Dalya Alberge FILE NEWS 26th September 2010 Ethiopians regard plaques symbolising the Ark of the Covenant as so holy only priests should view them, ... Read More
Russian Explorer Claims Unusual Access to the Ark of the Covenant in Ethiopia
27/8/2010 By: Suleyman The famous Russian traveler Fyodor Konyukhov has become the first European to see with his own eyes the legendary Arc of the ... Read More