Kimpa Vita’s Theology (1704–1708): Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita led the Antonian movement, proclaiming that Jesus and Mary were African and calling for unity against European domination. Her preaching ...

A shared faith isn’t sufficient in preventing ethnic violence. In 2019, prime minister Abiy Ahmed won the Nobel Peace Prize. The committee noted that he had given amnesty to thousands of political ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

The FINANCIAL — Ethiopia has the largest Orthodox Christian population outside Europe, and, by many measures, Orthodox Ethiopians have much higher levels of religious commitment than do Orthodox ...

UPDATE: Interviews conducted with witnesses and survivors by The Associated Press this week add more credence to reports of large-scale violence in Axum and around the Our Lady Mary of Zion Church, ...

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 ...

The historic relationship between Christianity and imperialism naturally causes grave dilemmas for modern believers. But on at least one celebrated occasion, it was actually a great Christian army ...