In a mountainous region in the heart of Ethiopia, some 645 km from Addis Ababa, eleven medieval monolithic churches were carved out of rock. Their building is attributed to King Lalibela who set out ...

Churches in northern Ethiopia have been carved directly out of the rock for over 800 years. It is a practice that continues to this day. El-Fasher residents Mostafa, Hafiza and Manahel film as ...

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.

France has reaffirmed its commitment to preserving Ethiopia's historical treasures, pledging continued support for the restoration of the iconic rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, one of Ethiopia's most ...

In northern Ethiopia, churches are fighting to protect their sacred forests. In the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, it's believed that these forests provide protective 'clothing' for their sacred spaces.

If you see a forest in Ethiopia, you know there is very likely to be a church in the middle, says Alemayehu Wassie. Wassie, a forest ecologist, has spent the past decade on a mission: preserving ...

B. The management of the site and the harmonization of current projects The CRCCH has a representative at the site, but there are other partners as well: - the Ethiopian Church, in its different ...