The Archbishop of Canterbury will highlight the suffering of people facing conflict around the world during his Easter sermon.
The Most Rev Justin Welby is to deliver what will be his second Easter message since becoming head of the Church of England at Canterbury Cathedral.
He will refer to the struggles endured by people in Syria, Ukraine, and Rwanda, as well as in Britain.
The archbishop will also praise the resilience of persecuted Christians.
In the sermon, Archbishop Welby will say: "In Syria mothers cry for their children and husbands.
"In the Ukraine neighbours cry because the future is precarious and dangerous. In Rwanda tears are still shed each day as the horror of genocide is remembered.
"In this country, even as the economy improves there is weeping in broken families, in people ashamed to seek help from food banks, or frightened by debt."
He will go on to say that "asylum seekers weep with loneliness and missing far-away families", adding that as they do, "Mary continues to weep across the world".
'Persecuted church flourishes'Praising the resilience of persecuted Christian minorities, the archbishop will say: "Their certainty that Jesus is alive enables them to face all horrors with joy,
"I remember sitting in a room with the bishop who had come over from Pakistan soon after the attack in September on a church in Peshawar.
"I asked how Christians were coping with the fear that such attacks brought, and wondered if there had been anyone in church the week following the attack.
"'Oh yes', the bishop replied, 'there were three times as many people the next week'.
"Such action is made possible only by the resurrection. The persecuted church flourishes because of the resurrection."
On Saturday, Archbishop Welby spoke of the struggle to do "what is right and just to all" over the issue of gay marriage within the Church of England.
He told the Daily Telegraph that Christians in some parts of the world find the issue "almost impossible" to deal with.
But he accepted the Church had caused "great harm" to gay and lesbian groups.
Same-sex marriage became legal in England and Wales last month but is not supported by the Church.
Archbishop Welby added that discussions were to take place shortly about how the Church should respond to the new legislation - and that he did not want to "pre-empt" them.
Other major faiths in the UK also marked the Easter period.
Farooq Murad, secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain, said: "We would like to wish a happy Easter to all those who are commemorating it.
"At this time of spiritual reflection, festivity and celebration in our country, we pray for peace, harmony and contentment across the communities and the world."
The Hindu Council UK's Easter message said: "We wish a Happy Easter to our fellow Christians in faith as well as to the British Hindus to celebrate the Ascension of the universal Dharma."
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