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A kesis or priest, waves a censer burning incense as he walks through rows of congregants at Re'ese Adbarat Debre Selam Kidist Mariam Church, an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church, in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the U.S. capital, hundreds of Ethiopians dressed in traditional white shawls chant in the ancient liturgical language of one of the oldest branches of Christianity. During ...

St Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox and Greek Catholic Church (Photo: Jenna Kurzyna/WWAY) (AP) — Millions of people around the world celebrated Orthodox Christmas on Wednesday, nearly two weeks after ...

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