King Charles reflects on war and heroism in annual Easter message

King Charles III has reflected on the "great cruelty and great kindness" he sees in the world in the face of human suffering and ongoing war, in distributing his annual Easter message.The British monarch is set to attend the Church of England's annual Maundy Thursday service at the Durham Cathedral in the country's north, where he will also deliver a Royal Maundy address.In his message this year, Charles says he believes there are three virtues the world in 2025 still needs: "faith, hope and love"."One of the puzzles of our humanity is how we are capable of both great cruelty and great kindness," the 76-year-old monarch said in his Easter message."This paradox of human life runs through the Easter story and in the scenes that daily come before our eyes — at one moment, terrible images of human suffering and, in another, heroic acts in war-torn countries where humanitarians of every kind risk their own lives to protect the lives of others."The abiding message of Easter is that God so lo...