Pew Research Center

Ethiopia is an outlier in the Orthodox Christian world

An Orthodox priest at Nakuto Lab Rock Church, outside Lalibela, Ethiopia. About three-quarters of Orthodox Ethiopians say they attend church every week. (Eric Lafforgue/Art in All of Us/Corbis via ...
The Africa Report

Ethiopia: Nationalism creates schism in Orthodox Church

A deep rift within the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) has widened, with Oromo bishops formally establishing the breakaway “Oromia Orthodox Tewahedo Church” on 23 January. The newly ...
Digital Journal

Ethiopia’s torn Orthodox church reunites after 27 years

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has overseen the reunification of feuding wings of the one of the world's oldest Christian churches, his top aide said Friday. The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo ...
The Conversation

Ethiopia: religious tension is getting worse – 5 factors driving groups apart

Chair of the Department of Religion and Professor at the Department of Religion and the Center for African Studies, University of Florida Religion is highly present in Ethiopia. It’s visible in ...
Pew Research Center

2. Orthodox Christians are highly religious in Ethiopia, much less so in former Soviet Union

Orthodox Christians around the world display widely varying levels of religious observance. For example, while just 6% of Orthodox Christians in Russia say they attend church on a weekly basis, a ...