The 11 medieval monolithic cave churches of this 13th-century 'New Jerusalem' are situated in a mountainous region in the heart of Ethiopia near a traditional village with circular-shaped dwellings.

1 Kings, 10, v.1-2, Old Testament. Although there is no evidence that the Queen of Sheba did come from Aksum, it has become part of the Ethiopian church's central tenets. "The Ethiopians say she ...

Orthodox Christians constitute 43% of the population, making them Ethiopia's largest and most ... following a split in the popular Orthodox Church. The row has caused deadly violence and began ...

An Ethiopian monk, who once carried only the cross and Bible in a land famous for its rock-hewn churches ... Eritrean troops allegedly looted of its old manuscripts and other cultural treasures.