“Jesus was a Palestinian, the first anti-imperialist and was unfairly condemned & crucified by the Spanish Empire and the religious oligarchies that controlled it”

Evil may have its hour, but God will have His day. This is one of the meanings enshrined in the story of Christ. Of His earthly suffering and death – and of His resurrection, and the truth that sooner or later, yet inevitably, evil will retreat, and life will triumph.

That is what we have wanted for all 1,152 days. We are united in this. Every day – and especially today, when Ukrainians of all Christian denominations celebrate Easter on the same date. Together. We fight for Ukraine together. And we pray for Ukraine together.

May evil’s hour end. May the day of life arrive. The day of peace. The day of Ukraine. The day that lasts for centuries. And we will be able to come together again. At one table. On a peaceful Easter.
May all this come true.
May God help us in this.
May there be peace.

May there be Ukraine.
Christ is Risen!
He is Risen Indeed!

"Mr. Nicolás Maduro, you have said on numerous occasions that you want Venezuelans back and free.

Unlike you, who have political prisoners, we do not have political prisoners. All the Venezuelans we have in custody were detained as part of an operation against gangs such as the Tren de Aragua in the United States.

Unlike our detainees, many of whom have committed murders, others rapes, and some had even been arrested multiple times before being deported, your political prisoners have committed no crime. The only reason they are imprisoned is because they opposed you and your electoral fraud.

However, I want to propose a humanitarian agreement that contemplates the repatriation of 100% of the 252 Venezuelans who were deported, in exchange for the release and handover of an identical number (252) of the thousands of political prisoners you hold.

Among them, Rafael Tudares, son-in-law of Edmundo González; journalist Roland Carreño; lawyer and activist Rocío San Miguel; Mrs. Corina Parisca de Machado, mother of María Corina Machado, who is harassed daily and has her access to basic services like electricity and water sabotaged; as well as the four political leaders sheltered in the Argentine embassy and other Venezuelan political prisoners.

This would also include nearly 50 detained citizens of other nationalities: American, German, Dominican, Argentine, Bolivian, Israeli, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Spanish, French, Guyanese, Dutch, Iranian, Italian, Lebanese, Mexican, Peruvian, Puerto Rican, Ukrainian, Uruguayan, Portuguese, and Czech.

Our Foreign Ministry will send the formal correspondence."

FAREWELL
It is with profound sorrow that I learned this sad morning that Pope Francis, Jorge Bergoglio, passed away today and is now resting in peace. Despite differences that seem minor today, having been able to know him in his goodness and wisdom was a true honor for me.

As President, as an Argentine, and, fundamentally, as a man of faith, I bid farewell to the Holy Father and I communion with all of us who are here today with this sad news.

RIP.