Ethiopia's Orthodox Christians are celebrating Epiphany, locally known as Timkat. Monday's celebrations commemorate the baptism of Jesus Christ by John the Baptist and to millions of Ethiopians it is ...

Millions of Ethiopian Orthodox Christians celebrated Epiphany, locally known as Timket, on Monday, which commemorates the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Orthodox Christians around the world attended Epiphany ceremonies on Tuesday to commemorate the baptism of Christ. The January 6 ...

ISTANBUL - Orthodox Christian worshippers plunged into chilly waters across southern and eastern Europe on Friday to retrieve crucifixes in ceremonies commemorating the baptism of Jesus Christ.

On the night of January 18th, Orthodox Christians in the Russian Federation solemnly celebrated the Epiphany – one of the most important feasts of the Church, commemorating the baptism of Jesus Christ ...

Epiphany, which celebrates the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan, is one of the most important holidays in the Orthodox ...

Millions of Ethiopian Christians have been celebrating Timket, or the Orthodox festival of Epiphany.

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 ...