This little cross is a reminder that Ethiopia has been a Christian nation for 2000 years. According to the Bible,in Acts chapter 8 the servant of the Ethiopian Queen Candace heard about ...

In the center of a meditative gallery, artist Tsedaye Makonnen’s seven light towers—made from mirrored boxes featuring the cutout designs of Ethiopian crosses—serve as monuments to lost ...

Ethiopian painters followed the same pattern in subsequent centuries. The only detail remaining in the image from the text is the number of ten pieces into which the body of George was dismembered.

To celebrate the 25 years of Facets of Faith, I am occasionally running updates of older columns this year. This week’s piece originally ran Sept. 14, 2018.

It also marks the end of Ethiopia's rainy season and is the first opportunity in months for people to travel and visit family. Many websites say the word means cross.

To celebrate the 25 years of Facets of Faith, I am occasionally running updates of older columns this year. This week’s piece originally ran Sept. 14, 2018.