As home to one of the world’s oldest Christian cultures, Ethi­opia preserves many practices and beliefs dating back to ancient times. But far from being a museum relic, Ethiopian Christianity is a ...

After remaining under the international media’s radar for more than a year, attacks against churches in one of the world’s oldest Christian civilizations have prompted Pope Francis to speak out. “I am ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Religion is highly present in Ethiopia. It’s visible in churches and mosques, in clothing, and in public rituals. The country’s ...

For hundreds of Ethiopian immigrants, a southeast Houston church is more than a place to worship God. Debre Selam Medhanealem Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church is a touch of a home half a world away, ...

In the 4th century A.D., Ethiopia became the world’s second Christian nation, preceded only by Armenia. Though its historicity is questionable, the 14th-century Kebra Nagast tied Prince Ermias Sahle ...

In earlier essays we traced how European Christianity bent under the weight of profit, reshaping theology to justify slavery. We saw how some Europeans’ consciences, as Paul describes in Romans 2:15, ...

Christianity arrived in Ethiopia in the fourth century AD and its presence is still strongly felt in the astonishing architecture of the rock churches, in paintings and in ancient rituals that connect ...