AT THE VATICAN: Pope Benedict XVI ushered in Easter services late Saturday with a dramatic,

AT THE VATICAN: Pope Benedict XVI ushered in Easter services late Saturday with a dramatic, candlelight vigil in St. Peter's Basilica, saying Christ's resurrection was "the most crucial leap" in the history of mankind. A11
CLAIM TO FAME: Nothing in the small town of Homer, Ga., distinguishes it from any other rural community throughout America, except for the sign posted at the Homer city limits proclaiming it the "Home of the World's Largest Easter Egg Hunt." A11
HE IS RISEN: The biblical story of the first Easter is recounted on today's editorial page. A12IN THE VALLEY: Hundreds of children and adults took advantage of cloudless, azure-blue skies and temperatures near 70 to converge on Sebring's football field to gather the more than 6,400 eggs hidden in various spots as part of an Easter egg hunt sponsored by the American Legion Post No. 76. B1
LOVE THOSE PEEPS: Marshmallow Peeps -- the Day-Glo-colored marshmallow confections made by a Pennsylvania-based candy company -- are more than an Eastertime treat. They're a cultural phenomenon. They've been saluted, honored and, in some cases, mutilated. E1