ETHIOPIA: Church Organizes an Ecumenical Vigil for Prayers on Covid-19
Catholic Church held Ecumenical Vigil
Habtamu Abrdew Beture
The Ethiopian Catholic Church organized an ecumenical vigil for the Pentecost, June 6, 2020 at St. Joseph Catholic School in Addis Ababa, where different faith communities gathered and prayed for God’s intervention to the Covid-19 pandemic.
On the occasion, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo, the Evangelical Church leaders and the Secretary General of the Ethiopian Bible Society presented.
Giving his opening remarks, His Eminence Cardinal Berhaneyesus the Metropolitan Catholic Archbishop said ecumenical communion and prayers are needed as the country undergoes health and socio-political crises.
All Christian religious leaders present for the occasion thanked the Ethiopian Catholic Church for the invitation to take part on such a unifying event which is first of its kind in the country.
At the closing of the event, all the religious leaders lit candles together and sent into the air helium-filled balloons with signed messages aimed at reaching out to various people in distant parts of the country.
The event which was organized by the Pastoral Office of the Archdiocesan Secretariat in collaboration with the Ethiopian Catholic Secretariat and the Ethiopian Bible Society was televised in the entire country by the Addis Media Network.
