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Easter message: Mission begins with Resurrection Isabella Reimann Gnas, LWF Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean reflects on Mary’s call to missionary action
Good Friday message: My God, why have you abandoned me? Bishop Tamás Fabiny, LWF Vice President for Central Eastern Europe reflects on the suffering portrayed in Psalm 22
Christians called to work for unity as they celebrate Easter together Joint message urges all Christians to work for unity as they celebrate Easter Sunday together
Christian leaders unite in call for economies that nurture life A call for a just financial architecture that serves the poor and protects the planet
LWF laments escalating violence during Holy Week LWF condemns the killing of civilians in Gaza airstrikes and the blocking of humanitarian aid
