Orthodox Christian churches in Ethiopian, Eritrean, Greek, Russian and Serbian cultures will be celebrating their Easter on Sunday, April 16, in accordance with the Julian calendar instead of the ...

Debre Selam Medhanealem Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church is a touch of a home half a world away, of family, friends and a Christianity that treasures its unchanging faithfulness over the centuries.

Today, about 44 percent of the Ethiopian population is Orthodox; 34 percent, Muslim; and 20 percent, Evangelical Christian, including the Meserete Kristos Church.

“The Ethiopian Orthodox Church has so many beautiful rituals and services. … Every day has its own meaning and a very deep one,” said Mezgebu, a senior at Morgan State University in Baltimore.

Worshippers kiss the holy Gospel during service at Re’ese Adbarat Debre Selam Kidist Mariam Church, an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church, in Washington, D.C., Saturday, April 5, 2025.

Orthodox Christian churches for different cultures including Ethiopian, Eritrean, Greek, Russian, and Serbian celebrate their annual Christmas Day on Jan. 7, in accordance with the Julian calendar ...

An Ethiopian church operating out of a 100-year-old building in London's Old East Village is asking for help from the ...

An Ethiopian church in Washington preserves an ancient language and Orthodox tradition by: LUIS ANDRES HENAO, Associated Press Posted: Apr 16, 2025 / 11:01 AM EDT Updated: Apr 16, 2025 / 11:05 AM EDT ...

DSK Mariam is part of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Churches — one of the oldest Christian faiths in Africa. There’s keen interest in preserving Ge’ez, and other traditions of the faith ...

In the U.S. capital, hundreds of Ethiopians dressed in white tunics gather at the DSK Mariam Church to chant and pray in an ancient liturgical language of one of the oldest branches of Christianity.