Ethiopia
In Brooklyn, Rastafarians celebrate Emperor Haile Selassie I’s 131st Birthday
By Fiona André — July 24, 2023
NEW YORK (RNS) — July 23 marks the 131st anniversary of the birth of Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie, whom the Rasta faith considers the incarnation of God.
Pope decries Ethiopia’s humanitarian crisis, urges dialogue
By Associated Press — November 8, 2021
The war in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region has killed thousands of people and displaced millions and left many struggling with severe hunger.
Fate of rock churches of Lalibela raises concerns among US Ethiopians
By Joseph Hammond — August 20, 2021
(RNS) — 'My heart is broken for us Ethiopians in America and around the world. Our life is dismantled,' said Kesis Asteraye Tsige, an Ethiopian priest in Kansas City.
US cites China, Myanmar, Ethiopia in genocide report
By Matthew Lee — July 13, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Monday renewed genocide allegations against China for repression of Uyghur Muslims.
Pope demands food aid reach starving people of Tigray
By Associated Press — June 14, 2021
ROME (AP) — Francis called for an immediate end to the fighting in Tigray, the return of social harmony and for ‘all food aid and health care assistance to be guaranteed.’
The beloved church coffee hour may soon return as COVID-19 fades
By Bob Smietana — April 29, 2021
(RNS) — The first time coffee showed up in church, things did not go well. Now it's a staple that many churches have missed during the pandemic.
Jehovah’s Witnesses’ release in Eritrea a rare sign of religious toleration
By Fredrick Nzwili — December 10, 2020
(RNS) — The release of 28 Witnesses follows the freeing of 20 Pentecostal and evangelical Christians who had been imprisoned for their faith.
Ethiopia tour for gay, lesbian travelers in jeopardy amid backlash from faith groups
By Emily McFarlan Miller — June 14, 2019
CHICAGO (RNS) — A trip to Ethiopia planned by a Chicago-based tour company for gay and lesbian travelers is in jeopardy amid a backlash primarily from religious groups in the African country, where homosexuality is criminalized.
Eritrean Christians released from shipping container prisons
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — July 24, 2018
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) – For the last two decades, Eritrean authorities have persecuted religious groups, frequently arresting church leaders and detaining them in small shipping container prisons where advocates say they're routinely deprived of water, food, proper sanitation and medicines.
Martin Luther’s ‘dream’ church? It wasn’t in Europe
By guest — October 28, 2017
(RNS) — The revelation that Ethiopian Christianity possibly had links to the Protestant Reformation is a game-changer for what is generally thought to be an exclusively European phenomenon. (COMMENTARY)
Drought in Africa adds pressure to religious groups, relief organizations
By Fredrick Nzwili — March 18, 2016
(RNS) The drought has hit countries such as Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Malawi and Zimbabwe, prompting some churches to take action.
Howard Divinity School returns sacred Ethiopian manuscript to Orthodox monastery
By Adelle M. Banks — January 20, 2016
(RNS) The 15th-century manuscript is sacred to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
African clergy to protest Obama’s gay-rights ‘agenda’ on trip
By Fredrick Nzwili — July 21, 2015
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Protesters have called for tactics ranging from throwing rotten eggs at the president to encouraging prostitutes to march naked in the streets during his visit.
Is updated Band Aid charity song demeaning to Africans?
By Fredrick Nzwili — December 8, 2014
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Critics say the lyrics are patronizing and demeaning to Muslims in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea who do not celebrate Christmas.
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