Another narrative, currently gaining credence, asserts that the Ark of the Covenant found its way to Ethiopia and now resides in the Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion. According to this belief ...

In the Bible's Old Testament, the Ark of the Covenant is linked to several miracles, such as protecting the Israelites from poisonous animals during their Exodus out of Egypt, stopping the flow of the ...

The Ethiopian Orthodox Church dates the top-down Christianization of Aksum ... On his return to Aksum, he took the Ark of the Covenant (also referred to as Sion) with him, a gold-covered wooden chest ...

Ethiopia is pushing for the return of sacred artifacts taken by British forces during the 1868 Battle of Magdala.

For Tirsit Teshome, 28, Epiphany (Timket) is more than a religious holiday—it’s a vibrant celebration of Ethiopian identity and unity. As the streets of Addis ...

Central Stele Park provides the setting for the festival for the Ark of the Covenant. Aksum’s heritage is a reminder of a lost, wondrous ancient civilization, but is still alive as the symbolical ...