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Spotlight | Ethiopia
Tigrayan Orthodox Church split has deep political roots

News of the scission of the Tigrayan Orthodox Church from its Ethiopian headquarters, widely reported in pro-TPLF media, has taken the religious community by storm. But the new entity still has a long way to go to achieve official recognition within the Orthodox world. [...]

Published on 18/02/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Spotlight | Ethiopia
Tigrayan Orthodox Church split has deep political roots

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