Easter is being overshadowed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and religious and world leaders need to join the call for a pause in the violence during one of Christianity's most important holidays, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.
Easter is being overshadowed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and religious and world leaders need to join the call for a pause in the violence during one of Christianity's most important holidays, Guterres said in remarks Tuesday.“Easter is a season for renewal, resurrection, and hope. But this year, Holy Week is being observed under the cloud of a war that represents the total negation of the Easter message," Guterres said.
"It is well known that for Eastern Christianity this day has a special resonance and importance," Sauca said."The history reminds us that even in the most difficult moments of persecutions, wars and sufferings, nobody could stop the faithful singing and proclaiming boldly the Easter hymn which affirms the victory of life over death, of light over the darkness, of freedom over tyranny.
The head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, Metropolitan Epifaniy, urged churches in Ukraine to cancel night services Sunday or move them into daylight hours and said the faithful could still watch services online or attend the earlier service, Reuters reported.The Kremlin rejected Guterres's temporary ceasefire plea.
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