Asmara, Eritrea
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ClaudetteEritrean Orthodox Patriarch Abune Deskerios Offers Blessings on Ge’ez New Year
Abune Deskerios IV, patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Church, offered his blessings on the Ge’ez New Year. The statement was reported from Asmara on 11 September 2011. In...
Deposed Eritrean Orthodox Patriarch Abune Antonios Dies at 94 After 16 Years Under Restriction
Abune Antonios, who led the Eritrean Orthodox Church as its third patriarch, died on February 9 at the age of 94, according to multiple reports. Accounts differ on...
Abune Kerlos Ordained as Fifth Patriarch of Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church in Asmara, Eritrea
Abune Kerlos (Cyril) was ordained as the fifth Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church on a Sunday, in a ceremony that followed the traditions of the Orthodox...
GwenHis Holiness Abune Baslios Enthroned as Sixth Patriarch of Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
His Holiness Abune Baslios was enthroned on Sunday as the sixth Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church during a ceremony at the Re’ese Adbarat Kidist Mariam Church...
Catholic Entity Mourns Death of Eritrean Orthodox Patriarch After 15 Years of Captivity
Catholic Pontifical and charity foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), has joined other Christian entities in mourning the passing of a renowned Eritrean Christian leader who...
Ethiopian Cardinal and Delegation Denied Entry into Eritrea, Spend Night at Asmara Airport
The Ethiopian Cardinal and his delegation were held overnight at Eritrea’s Asmara airport and denied entry into the country. The delegation, led by Berhaneyesus Cardinal Souraphel, was en...
Prayer Services Held in Asmara, Eritrea, for Martyrs’ Day with Participation of Eritrean Orthodox Church Leaders and Muslim Clergy
The Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church and the Al-Khulafae Al-Rashideen Grand Mosque in Asmara held prayer services and sermons to commemorate Martyrs’ Day on 19 June 2024. The event...
Eritrean Orthodox Church Enthrones Abune Basilios as Sixth Patriarch in Asmara, Eritrea
The enthronement of Abune Basilios as the sixth Primate of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church took place on 26 January 2025. Abune Basilios had been elected leader on...
Grim 20-year imprisonment milestone for Eritrean pastors as another Christian leader dies in prison
Pastors Haile Nayzgi and Dr Kiflu Gebremeskel have spent 20 years in Eritrean prisons without trial, marking a grim milestone in the country’s treatment of Christian leaders. Their...
