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  • A Reading, Pa. family says it got something extra special while dying Easter eggs.
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  • Pope Francis arrives to lead a open-air easter Mass in St. Peters Square at the Vatican, Sunday, March 31, 2013. Pope Francis is celebrating his first Easter Sunday Mass as pontiff in St. Peters Square, which is packed by joyous pilgrims, tourists and Romans. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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  • One of usually peaceful springtime rituals of childhood - the Easter egg hunt - turned nasty at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle.
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  • Police in northeast Ohio are investigating a shooting outside a church that a parishioner says left one man dead after an Easter service.
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  • Hundreds of people celebrated Sunday with the 83rd Annual Easter Promenade down South Street in Philadelphia.
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  • Easter Sunday celebrates the cornerstone of the Christian faith - the belief that Jesus Christ was crucified and was raised from the dead.
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  • Pope Francis delivered a plea for peace in his first Easter Sunday message to the world, decrying the seemingly endless conflicts in the Middle East and on the Korean peninsula after celebrating Mass at an outdoor altar before more than 250,000 people in flower-bedecked St. Peter's Square.
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  • Easter Treats
  • Crowds gather to buy the traditional Easter goodies from area stores. Take a look at some of the tasty treats!
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  • Would you spend the time making a creative holiday snack, or is it more trouble than it's worth?
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  • For a lot of people, the foods they enjoy most of the year just aren't special enough for holidays.
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  • Christians in the Delaware Valley came together to commemorate Palm Sunday, the start of Holy Week.
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  • Pope Francis celebrated his first Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square, encouraging people to be humble and young at heart, as tens of thousands joyfully waved olive branches and palm fronds.
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  • Pope Francis holds a child as he leaves after celebrating his first Palm Sunday Mass, in St. Peters Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, March 24, 2013. Pope Francis celebrated his first Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peters Square, encouraging people to be humble and young at heart, as tens of thousands joyfully waved olive branches and palm fronds. The square overflowed with some 250,000 pilgrims, tourists and Romans eager to join the new pope at the start of solemn Holy Week ceremonies, which lead up to Easter, Christianitys most important day. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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  • Pope Francis holds a child as he leaves after celebrating his first Palm Sunday Mass, in St. Peters Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, March 24, 2013. Pope Francis celebrated his first Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peters Square, encouraging people to be humble and young at heart, as tens of thousands joyfully waved olive branches and palm fronds. The square overflowed with some 250,000 pilgrims, tourists and Romans eager to join the new pope at the start of solemn Holy Week ceremonies, which lead up to Easter, Christianitys most important day. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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  • Pope Benedict XVI, greets the faithful after the Urbi and Orbi blessing at the end of the Easter Mass in St. Peters Square at the the Vatican Sunday, April 8, 2012. Pope Benedict XVI in his Easter Sunday message has urged the Syrian regime to heed international calls to end bloodshed and commit to dialogue. After celebrating Mass in St. Peters Square, Benedict voiced hope that Easters joy would comfort Christian communities suffering because of their faith. He denounced terrorist attacks in Nigeria that have hit Christians and Muslims alike and prayed for peace in coup-struck Mali. The pope struggled with hoarseness throughout the Mass before a crowd of more than 100,000 faithful. Only hours earlier he had led a three-hour nighttime Easter vigil inside St. Peters Basilica. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)
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  • Tim Tebow drew a crowd of about 15,000 to an outdoor Easter church service Sunday, telling the gathering it's important to be outspoken about faith while admonishing athletes about not being better role models.
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  • Pope Benedict XVI implored the Syrian regime Sunday to heed international demands to end the bloodshed.
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  • People all over the area are preparing for special Easter meals on Sunday. It's not just about chocolate eggs and candy.
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  • Pope Benedict XVI, carrying a tall, lit candle, ushered in Christianity's most joyous celebration with an Easter vigil service Saturday night, but voiced fears that mankind is groping in darkness, unable to distinguish good from evil.
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  • Many an Easter basket is filled with colorful marshmallow treats, thanks to a Lehigh Valley company where candy isn't made, it's "Just Born."
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  • Action News
  • An annual Easter egg hunt in central Georgia has been canceled after organizers say parents became violent while trying to collect eggs for themselves and their children in past years.
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  • Easter is this Sunday and many families are stocking up on their holiday favorites.
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  • The Big Deal
  • Easter is just a hop around the corner, and living social is helping you help the Easter Bunny deliver some special and personalized goodies.
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  • Archbishop Charles Chaput celebrated his first Palm Sunday - the start of the most important week in the Christian calendar.
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  • Hundreds of Christian pilgrims marked Palm Sunday in the Holy Land on Sunday.
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  • There's a South Jersey chef who makes a nostalgic Italian treat and serves it every day!
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  • Organizers of an annual Easter egg hunt attended by hundreds of children have canceled this year's event, citing the behavior of aggressive parents who swarmed into the tiny park last year, determined that their kids get an egg.
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  • 2011 White House Easter Egg roll
  • Your chance to celebrate Easter with the President is now up for grabs.
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  • Czerws meats
  • For many people, Good Friday provides one last chance to stock up on food for the holiday weekend - what with hungry relatives coming over!
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  • With no promotion to speak of, Easter eggs from Philly's Zitner Candy Corporation sell at a record-breaking pace year after year.
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  • Maybe your Easter tradition includes a special worship service, or candy for the kids, or dressing up to welcome spring.
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  • Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer
  • Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Monday vetoed a bill that would have required President Barack Obama and other presidential candidates to prove their U.S. citizenship before their names could appear on the state's ballot.
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  • President Barack Obama
  • Pausing to observe Holy Week amidst war and the policy struggles, President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that the agony of Jesus Christ through death and resurrection puts mere political struggle "in perspective."
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  • Its a day to celebrate renewal and observe some wonderful traditions. Plenty of people get new outfits to celebrate spring, and for them...and others...South Streets the place to be.
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  • 6abc loves the arts
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  • Hot Cross Buns are one sweet Easter tradition, and we have a very easy recipe!
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