Ethiopia’s Orthodox Christians are celebrating Christmas with prayers for peace in the Horn of Africa nation that has faced ...

Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia follow the Julian calendar, which is 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar used by Catholic ...

Ethiopia's Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas while praying for peace amidst ongoing conflicts. Celebrated following the Julian calendar, the event calls for reconciliation amid ethnic strife and ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia’s Orthodox ... The patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Abune Mathias, in his televised Christmas Eve message called for reconciliation and peace ...

The patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Abune Mathias ... thousands of Orthodox Christians attending ceremonies in Addis Ababa’s Medhanyalem Church, said she was praying for peace.