DSK Mariam is part of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Churches — one of the oldest Christian faiths in Africa. There’s keen ...

During Fasika, as Easter is known, Christians of all denominations - including the majority Orthodox group - come together to ...

In the U.S. capital, hundreds of Ethiopians dressed in white tunics gather at the DSK Mariam Church to chant and pray in an ...

The Christian faithful across Ethiopia have marked today the Holy Thursday to commemorate Jesus' act of humility and the ...

Also among the Easter celebrations this year will be Orthodox Ethiopian Christians celebrating 'Fasika', which means Easter, on the same day. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church is a significant branch ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the U.S. capital, hundreds of Ethiopians dressed in traditional white shawls chant in the ancient liturgical language of one of the oldest branches of Christianity.

For Coptic and Ethiopian Orthodox Christians, for instance, fasting lasts 55 days ahead of Easter instead of the 40-day Lent period in other denominations. However, Eritrean and Ethiopian ...

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 ...