ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Millions of Ethiopian Orthodox Christians gathered on Monday at celebrations for Epiphany, locally known as Timkat, which commemorates the baptism of Jesus Christ by John ...
In Batu, a town on the western shore of Lake Dambal in the Oromia Region, thousands of pilgrims entered the lake waters after priests blessed them, symbolically reenacting baptism and embracing the ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Epiphany, which celebrates the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan, is one of the most important holidays in the Orthodox ...
Epiphany, which celebrates the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan, is one of the most important holidays in the Orthodox Christian calendar. (AP video by Amanuel Gebremedhin Birhane) With winter ...
Epiphany, which celebrates the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan, is one of the most important holidays in the Orthodox Christian calendar. (AP video by Amanuel ...
Orthodox worshipers celebrate Timket, the Ethiopian Epiphany, on lake Dembel, in Batu, Ethiopia, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. Trump invited Putin to join his controversial 'Board of Peace' Guilty as charged ...
Old calendarists in Cyprus marked Epiphany on Monday with the traditional blessing of the waters at Zygi harbour in Larnaca. The ceremony was led by Bishop Yerasimos of Kition and drew clergy, youth ...