Parliament Speaker Zeljko Reiner also wished a happy Easter, saying in a message that in today's world of suffering, disrupted relations between people, wars and crises, Christ "give us the strength to build a society based on solidarity, mutual respect, tolerance and dialogue."
Prime Minister Tihomir Oreskovic wished a happy Easter to all believers who celebrate it according to the Gregorian calendar, saying Easter was an opportunity to remember the messages it brought - life, hope and love.
He said "those messages give us comfort, but also the strength, confident in the final victory, to bravely face all the difficulties ahead of us."