That simple but so important Sign of the Cross we see so often holds a hidden history that takes us back to the origins of ...

Have you ever noticed how Catholics and Orthodox Christians cross themselves differently? It's not random; it's a fascinating result of a thousand-year-old story. That simple but so important Sign of ...

But it’s worth it, she said, for the church to encourage other young Ethiopian Americans to find a fulfilling spiritual path and reconnect with their roots. “Everything is so beautiful and so ...

Ethiopian Orthodox devotees gather to pray during Easter celebrations at St. John Orthodox Tewahedo Church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Friday, April 18, 2025 ...

Ethiopians marked Easter festivities Sunday with vows to embrace sacrifice, love and peace in a country facing armed conflict ...

Thommankuthu St. Thomas church, under the Syro Malabar Church, takes out a Way of the Cross procession on Friday to the spot where a cross was removed by the Forest department at Thommankuthu ...

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carrying a tall wooden cross on his shoulder, Pastor John Shaver walked down the street where his church had stood, just three months ago. Shaver had led the 102-year-old ...

Carrying a tall wooden cross on his shoulder, Pastor John Shaver walked down the street where his church had stood, just three months ago. Shaver had led the 102-year-old Community United ...

Christians are celebrating Holy Week with processions and reenactments in places like Jerusalem, Brazil, Nigeria, India, Mexico and Philippines. The week between Palm Sunday and Easter, known as ...

It now has more than 1,500 registered members, and church leaders say more than 4,000 people attend services each week. DSK Mariam is part of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Churches — one of ...

During hourslong worship services, the Ge’ez language reverberates throughout DSK Mariam Church. Congregants prostrate themselves in reverence to God and bow when a priest walks among them ...