Ephrem Minassie's voice trembled as he recalled his stints in Eritrean prisons for trying to evade military service and flee ...

The Eritrean Orthodox Church, a sister church of the Coptic Orthodox Church, was founded as an independent entity in 1993 after Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia.

along with the Eritrean Orthodox, Evangelical Lutheran and Sunni Islam groups. The government regards other religious groups as instruments of foreign governments.

It was during this time that Eritrean forces invaded their homeland ... These features starkly contrast with the predominantly Ethiopian Orthodox and Tigrinya-speaking populace.

the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, and the Syriac Orthodox Church. The pope noted that the group's visit was ...