The Archbishop of Canterbury, who has faced criticism for his high-profile condemnation of the government’s controversial deportation plan for Rwanda, will say in his Easter sermon that the church does not engage in party politics.

Justin Welby On Sunday he will tell his congregation that the political views of the Anglican Church are “completely different” and he urges “acts of love” to help those caught up in the conflict, including local children. Gaza and Sudanhostages taken Hamas with people Ukraine.

The senior cleric was harshly condemned Rishi Sunak’s Plans to tackle small boat crossings and one-way flights to Kigali for asylum seekers have been deemed “morally unacceptable” and “leading the country down a destructive path”.

Mr Welby was previously told in Westminster that “flailing or ringing the bell” would not solve the problem and that he should “check his white privilege” as he objected Rwanda policy.

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In his Easter address, the archbishop will tell the faithful: “We must face evil and suffering.

“Whether it’s the evil of human smugglers, or the county lines in our schools, or the pain and suffering of a family torn apart by grief, anger, or substance abuse.

“Jesus, the God-man who has experienced all pain and temptation, is calling us to love in action.

“It must be action driven by prayer and guided by wisdom.

“The church is not party political because its members are all diverse in our politics.

“But we don’t choose causes through polls or human pressure, we show love in actions and words because of who God is, revealed in Jesus.

“We do what God says, which is found in the Bible and lived out by the church in more than 30,000 social programs and 8,000 food banks.”

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He added: “So let us seek action for the hungry children in Gaza and Sudan and their parents desperately trying to find food for them, for the hostages held by Hamas, for the people in the trenches and in the cities, and for them Act on Fear.” Ukraine, which operates in at least 30 but probably closer to 50 other sites of armed conflict, takes action for 25-30 percent of the country’s poor children.

“Because God is revealed in Jesus, acts of love mean that we must live sacrificially and generously for others, not for ourselves.”

The Rwandan government’s legislation aimed at preventing further legal challenges to the stalled asylum scheme after the Supreme Court ruled the scheme was unlawful has remained stuck in parliament after a series of further defeats in the House of Lords, with MPs having no plans to proceed with it Debate again until After returning from Easter break in Westminster.

at the same time, Francis have Hosting the Vatican Easter Vigilgave a 10-minute sermon and performed a baptism, then suddenly one day later Skip the Good Friday parade at the Colosseum as a health precaution.