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 ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Thousands of Ethiopians gathered in the capital Thursday to celebrate an annual religious festival distinguished by the lighting of bonfires according to the beliefs of the ...

Addis Ababa, May 12, 2026 —The Ethiopian Federal Police and the Inter-Religious Council of Ethiopia have signed a memorandum ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia's chief prosecutor says the country has pardoned hundreds of convicts, among them Muslims jailed under anti-terror laws for ...

A deep rift within the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) has widened, with Oromo bishops formally establishing the breakaway “Oromia Orthodox Tewahedo Church” on 23 January. The newly ...

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Introduction -- History and faith of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church / Getatchew Haile -- Organization of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church / Stéphane Ancel -- Customs in the Ethiopian Church / Steven ...

A farmer and witch doctor turned pastor advocate for better roads and improved water access. Pastor at his local congregation. Evangelist to his neighborhood. Community board member. But first, Abebe ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — “The importance of the celebration of Meskel to Ethiopians is to have us reflect on the idea of peace," said Berhanu Admass, a church deacon. “This is to have us embrace ...