Henok called on the authorities in Oromia, also the largest geographic region in Ethiopia, to stop the "persecution" of Orthodox Christians, according to the TMC.

On a rainy morning last month in the Oromia town of Ambo, a liturgy and a lesson were read in Afaan Oromo. Curls of frankincense unfurled in the air as a choir of children, immaculate in white ...

Athens, Greece (CNN) — The Greek parliament on Thursday passed a law legalizing same-sex marriage, in a landmark victory for human rights in Greece and making it the first majority Orthodox ...

Greece has become the first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex marriage. It’s the 16th EU country to legislate marriage equality. The measure, which passed a parliamentary vote ...

Out of Greece's population, currently measuring more than 10 million, it has been estimated that a huge 98 per cent of people identify with the Greek Orthodox Christian faith.

Greece on Thursday became the first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage, despite opposition from the influential, socially conservative Greek Church. A cross-party ...

Greece on Thursday became the first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage, despite opposition from the influential, socially conservative Greek Church. A cross-party ...