the candlelight service consists of the 14 stations of the cross, stages between the condemnation ofjesus and his death and burial. what was intended as a gesture of reconciliation by the vatican the carrying of the cross at one of the 14 stations by two friends, one ukrainian, one russian has not been well received. ukraine s archbishop saying it didn t take into account russia s aggression against his country. the pope who has repeatedly condemned the conflict in ukraine called for an easter ceasefire. translation: allow adversaries to shake hands, so they can - taste mutual forgiveness, to disarm the hand raised by a brother against brother, so that concorde can spring from where there is now hate. applause. easter activities proceed on saturday and sunday, but the war in ukraine is expected to continue to cast a long shadow over the events.
of the cross, stages between the condemnation ofjesus and his death and burial. what was intended as a gesture of reconciliation by the vatican the carrying of the cross at one of the 1a stations by two friends, one ukrainian, one russian has not been well received. ukraine s archbishop saying it didn t take into account russia s aggression against his country. the pope, who has repeatedly condemned the conflict in ukraine, called for an easter ceasefire. translation: allow adversaries taste mutual forgiveness, to disarm the hand raised by a brother against brother, so that concorde can spring from where there is now hate. easter activities proceed on saturday and sunday, but the war in ukraine is expected to continue to cast a long shadow over the events. gail maclellan, bbc news.
an easter ceasefire. translation: allow adversaries to shake hands, so they can - taste mutual forgiveness, to disarm the hand raised by a brother against brother, so that concorde can spring from where there is now hate. applause. easter activities proceed on saturday and sunday, but the war in ukraine is expected to continue to cast a long shadow over the events. gail maclellan, bbc news. the exodus from ukraine shows no signs of stopping. according to the united nations, nearly 4.8 million people have left the country. millions more have been displaced within ukraine s borders. among them an unknown number of children. the bbc s tim allman reports on one attempt to make their lives seem a little more normal, for 90 minutes at least.