The earliest recorded interaction between Africans and Christianity appears in biblical texts such as the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 8), recounting the conversion of an Ethiopian eunuch ...

The 11 medieval monolithic cave churches of this 13th-century 'New Jerusalem' are situated in a mountainous region in the heart of Ethiopia near a traditional village with circular-shaped dwellings.

Addis Ababa May 3/2024 (ENA) Ethiopian Christians commemorated Good Friday (Siklet) with religious rituals today. Since early morning, Christian faithful congregated in churches to observe Siklet ...

Ethiopian Orthodox Christian priests light on incense in Fasilides Bath during the celebration of Timkat, the Ethiopian Epiphany, in the city of Gondar. Source: Getty ...

The rock walls that must be traversed to reach Abuna Yemata Guh (Photo: Wittmann Tours). Disagreements within Ethiopian ...

The Ethiopian branch of Christianity first emerged in the kingdom of Aksum in the northern corner of the Ethiopian highlands. The person who introduced Christianity to Aksum is said to be ...

Even encountering African Christian communities, Europeans labeled local practices as heretical, justifying colonization and ...

The Ethiopian Orthodox Church dates the top-down Christianization of Aksum circa 330 AD with King Ezana’s conversion to the monotheistic religion, under the influence of bishop Frumentius. Although ...

Ethiopia's Orthodox Christians celebrated Easter in churches across the country. Ethiopia has the largest Orthodox population outside Europe, and dozens of faithful flocked to the Abune ...

When Band Aid recorded a single to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia, the supergroup famously sang: "Do they know it's Christmas time at all?" The discovery confirms that Christianity ...