Thousands of Ethiopians were gathered on Addis Ababa's Meskel square Thursday (Sep. 26). The festival celebrates the cross ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Thousands of Ethiopians gathered in the capital Thursday to celebrate an annual religious ...

The cross has a special meaning for Ethiopian Orthodox Christians. Christians of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church dangle the symbol of the cross on their neck. Priests accompanied with Sunday school ...

Thousands in Ethiopia's capital city defied a downpour to celebrate Meskel, the first big festival of the religious year. It ...

Ethiopian Orthodox Christian faithfuls marching and singing during a religious festival known as "Meskel". Thousands of Ethiopians were gathered on Addis Ababa's Meskel square Thursday (Sep. 26). The ...

It marks the discovery of the cross Jesus was crucified on, according to Ethiopian Orthodox Christian ... the patriarch of Ethiopia's Orthodox Church, called on Ethiopians to unite and play ...

The cross has a special meaning for Ethiopian Orthodox Christians. Christians of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church dangle the symbol of the cross on their neck. Priests accompanied with Sunday school ...

Thousands of Ethiopians gathered in the capital Addis Ababa to celebrate Meskel, an annual religious festival distinguished by the lighting of bonfires according to the beliefs of the local Orthodox ...

On Sunday, September 15, 2024, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church in Macon, Georgia hosted their 3rd Annual Pan-Orthodox Cross Dive in honor of the Feast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross and in ...

Hierarchs belonging to the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America arrived yesterday, September 28, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia for the Assembly's 13th Annual Meeting.

26, 2024. (AP Photo) Religious leaders and Ethiopians celebrate Meskel, meaning the Cross in Amharic, is an annual religious holiday among Orthodox in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024.