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The Largest Cross Tower Erects in Adigrat City

Infeatured news, October 20, 2016
By Kassa Nigus 

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Africa’s great cross tower inaugurated and displayed for public in Adigrat city in a specific place called Kenda’ero  after the sanction of His Holiness Abune Mathias I,  Patriarch of Ethiopia, Archbishop of Axum and Ichege of the See of Saint Taklehaimanot.   

The 35th Patriarchate General Parish Holy Council Begins

October 18, 2016 
By Kassa Nigus  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

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The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church started this year’s annual patriarchate General Parish Holy Council in the hall of the Patriarchate on October 17, 2016, in accordance with the Church’s Regulation Act (Kale’awadi) to hold the council at the beginning of October annually.

Zemene Tsigie: the Season Dedicated to the Flight of the Holy Family into Egypt

October 13, 2016

 Kassa Nigus

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Zemene Tsigie meaning “the season of flower” is a season devoted to the Flight of the Holy Family into Egypt. The time ranges from Meskerem 26 – Hidar 5 E.C (October 6 –November 14 G.C).   It is part of an autumn season that comes after the Ethiopian rainy season in which flowers and fruits appeared,…

Official Statement of the Holy Synod up on the Current Affairs of the Country

October 10, 2016
By Kassa Nigus 
 “And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the Lord for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.” Jer 29፡7 
  In the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, One God, Amen.

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Previously, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church has been expressed her sadness and declares a period of prayer up on the loss of many lives, damage and destruction of property following a frequent violence of people against the government in most parts of the country.  Now, the Church also issued a statement on the loss of human life gathered at the Oromo Irreechaa annual festival in Bishoft ( Debre Zeyit), 47.9 kilometers southeast of Addis Ababa on October 1, 2016.

The Holy Cross in the Teachings of Orthodox Tewahedo

October 10, 2016 
The Holy Cross is a sign of peace and foundation of Christianity. The main purpose of this short article for 2008/2016 anniversary of the True Cross is to illustrate that true peace cannot be achieved without the Holy Cross which signify Christ’s passion and death.

Orthodox Patriarch Kirill Signs Appeal to Ban Abortion in Russia

September 30, 2016

By Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE 

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© Photo: Press service of the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia.

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church signed on Tuesday an appeal to introduce a total nationwide ban on abortions in Russia, Patriarch Kirill’s spokesman said.

Ethiopian Orthodox Church Marks Festival of the Holy Cross

September 28, 2016

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   The finding of the True Cross ( Meskel ) celebrated on September 26, 2016 before the presence of the Patriarch, Archbishops, Directors of departments of the patriarchate, heads of churches and monasteries, priests and preachers, members of Sunday schools, many thousands of believers, senior government officials and visitors from various parts of the world at Meskel square in Addis Ababa. The feast celebrated across the nation similarly in other public squares in the rest of Ethiopia.

Meskel – Finding of the True Cross

September 28, 2015

By Tsegeye Girma & Synodos Tesfay

Humanity had suffered a lot due to the grave sin Adam and Eve committed through the temptation of the Devil. The entire human race was rendered slave to Satan until our Lord Jesus Christ, one of the three Persons in the Holy Trinity, came to redeem us.