In the Latin Church, believers determine how they will observe Lent (fasting is prescribed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday). In contrast, the dietary observances of Orthodox Great Lent ...

Officers release images of men they believe were fighting over Eritrean independence in Sheffield. Hundreds have reportedly detained in recent weeks as relations between the two countries worsen.

Inmates are kept in shipping containers, and believers are often tortured. Eritrea's President Isaias Afewerki, a member of the Eritrean Orthodox Church in Asmara, belongs to one of the only three ...

After the Pretoria peace agreement of 2 November 2022, the alliance of the Ethiopian and Eritrean governments has gradually deteriorated so much so that going to war seems inevitable. Preparations are ...

Amnesty International has issued a scathing condemnation of the federal government for the forced repatriation of hundreds of Eritrean refugees, alleging that the action violates international law and ...

As it has done for the last several years, St. Hugh of Lincoln Episcopal Church in Elgin offered Christians a unique way to start the Lenten season by dispensing ashes via a drive-thru lane rather ...

Parts of Hackney’s Orthodox Jewish community have hit out against “excessive state intervention” in the borough’s faith schools, claiming new legislation could “erode religious freedom”.

Amnesty International urged the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Tuesday to condemn the forced return of Eritrean refugees to their home country. The statement came amid the 58th session of the ...

In its 58th regular session, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has once again expressed profound concern over the persistent human rights violations in Eritrea, and reiterated calls for ...