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The Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion in Axum, Ethiopia. Credit: Jialiang Gao via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Hundreds Reportedly Dead after Massacre at Ethiopia's Oriental Orthodox Church

Jan 21, 2021

At least 750 people are reported dead after an attack on an Oriental Orthodox church in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, according to a European watchgroup.

Pope Francis greets Ethiopian Orthodox Patriarch Abune Mathias Feb. 29, 2016. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis Asks for Prayer for Persecuted Christians in Ethiopia

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Pope Francis Sunday asked for prayer for persecuted Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia, who have been targeted in ongoing ethnic clashes that have left 78 people dead.

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