Fighting calls for an end to Holy Week from April 21 to 24
The European Union has supported the call of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to end hostilities in Ukraine in the” Holy Week “from 21 to 24 April, said Peter Stano, spokesman for EU Foreign Minister Josep Borrell, writes “Interfax-Ukraine”.
“Of course, we support the call of the UN Secretary-General. We, the European Union, also reiterate our call for an end to hostilities and all military operations (…). And not just for Easter, I would say: for a long time,” Stano said. Earlier, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a statement from the UN Secretary-General calling for a four-day humanitarian pause for Holy Week, from Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday, April 24, to allow a number of humanitarian corridors to open.
Guterres also noted that the UN is ready to send humanitarian aid to eastern Ukraine during the humanitarian pause.
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It will be recalled that the National Police, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church have stated that Churches will not be open during curfew on Easter. The consecration of Christian Easter baskets will take place in churches and the surrounding area, taking into account the curfew in a given region.
The head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, Metropolitan Epiphanius, reminded the faithful that this year's celebration of Easter is taking place during the war waged by Russia in our country. Therefore, he urged parishioners to be vigilant, not to congregate in churches, and allowed them not to hold services at night. It will also be possible to join the service online .
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