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What's behind the crisis in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church?

Ethiopia’s Orthodox Tewahedo Church is one of the largest and oldest in Africa. But there’s been a split within its ranks after three Bishops formed their own patriarchate they named ‘Oromia and Nations and Nationalities Synod’ last month. The move led to weeks of unrest, divisions and violence in some regions. The government has banned rallies and restricted social media. But the fallout could still…

Christmas celebrations tense for Orthodox Palestinians

With a far-right government in Israel, Christmas celebrations have been tense for Orthodox Palestinians. A Christian cemetery has been desecrated in Jerusalem and a church-owned land is being occupied by Israeli settlers. Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith reports from Ramallah, the occupied West Bank. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our…

Ban on Orthodox patriarch ‘disgrace’ for West – Serbian president

Patriarch Porfirije compared the incident to trying to prevent the Pope ”from entering the Vatican” The decision by Kosovo’s ethnic Albanian government to block the Serbian Orthodox patriarch from entering the breakaway province is as shameful as the silence of Pristina’s Western backers, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday. “This is a great shame, not for us, but for them,” Vucic said in a televised speech….

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