On Sunday, March 31, in his traditional Easter message Urbi et Orbi, Pope Francis mentioned the Russian-Ukrainian war and expressed his wish for a general exchange of all prisoners between Russia and Ukraine.
The Orthodox Church of Ukraine has held the first-ever Easter service in the Holy Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew stated that both the Orthodox and Catholic sides have a good intention to finally establish a common date for the celebration of Easter - Christ's Resurrection, but it is too early to talk about any details.
The head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, Metropolitan Epiphanius of Kyiv and All Ukraine, has consecrated Easter cakes and food sets in the St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral in Kyiv.