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VATICAN CITY — VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, carrying a tall, lit candle through a darkened and silent St. Peter’s Basilica, ushered in Christianity’s most joyous celebration with his first Easter vigil service as pontiff Saturday night, urging that Easter would bring harmony and peace to a world torn by wars. Easter for Christians commemorates Christ’s triumph over death with his resurrection following his crucifixion. Lighting the candle before he entered the basilica, the pope intoned: “The light of Christ who rises in glory.”Candle bearers stopped to light candles of the congregants as they walked down the central…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Saturday pushed back on claims by Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., that ICE agents struck an “asylum seeker,” saying the man is an illegal immigrant who caused a crash while trying to evade arrest.DHS told Fox News that the man in question is a Honduran illegal immigrant with a final order of removal dating back to 2018.According to DHS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers attempted to arrest the individual, identified as Ever Omar Alvarenga-Rios, on Thursday in Baltimore, but he allegedly tried to evade…

INDIANAPOLIS — The road ends in Indianapolis, where ESPN’s college basketball team is on-site breaking down all the action.Follow along as the crew tracks Arizona-Michigan, with the chance to face UConn in Monday’s national championship on the line.Final Four live tracker How UConn won: It was Braylon Mullins who sent UConn to the Final Four, and it was Braylon Mullins who hit the dagger 3 to essentially ice the game for the Huskies on Saturday. The Indiana native finished with 15 points, including a 3-pointer with 52 seconds left that pushed UConn’s lead from four points to seven points and…

Easter in the Democratic Republic of the Congo—where congregants celebrate with the Zairean Rite, the only Vatican-approved liturgy shaped by local culture, alive with song, dance, and striking ritual.

President Trump released his budget request for 2027 on Friday, asking for $1.5 trillion in defense spending. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The White House has released its 2027 budget request, a request to Congress. This budget proposed includes record spending for the Defense Department – $1.5 trillion in a single year. The budget also cuts other programs. NPR’s Danielle Kurtzleben is covering this from the White House. Danielle, good morning.DANIELLE KURTZLEBEN, BYLINE: Good morning, Steve.INSKEEP: I was thinking of asking you to go through the $1.5 trillion just, you know, dollar by dollar. Just figure out how each dollar is spent,…

ABC News’ Danny New shares the special moment when ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky brought his son Madden who has autism onto “NFL Live.”

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is arguing that a judge’s order to halt construction of a $400 million ballroom creates a security risk for President Donald Trump as it asks a federal appeals court to pause the ruling.In a motion filed Friday, National Park Service lawyers say that the federal judge’s order to suspend construction of the new facility is “threatening grave national-security harms to the White House, the President and his family, and the President’s staff.”“Time is of the essence!” the lawyers write, citing materials that will be installed to make a “heavily fortified” facility. The ballroom construction also…

When a 9,000 year-old grave of a shaman was discovered in Nazi Germany, the discovery was quickly politicized to support Nazi propaganda. But new analysis shows that initial narrative was all wrong.

The Boston Celtics may get a key piece back in their lineup shortly before the NBA playoffs begin.Center Nikola Vučević was upgraded to questionable for Sunday’s matchup with the Toronto Raptors on the Celtics’ injury report. He has missed Boston’s past 14 games with a fractured ring finger that required surgery to stabilize.AdvertisementVučević, 35, was acquired at the NBA trade deadline from the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Anfernee Simons and a second-round pick. (Boston also received a second-rounder in the deal.) He appeared in 12 games before getting injured, averaging 10.4 points and 7.2 rebounds while shooting 35% on…

“Time is of the essence!” Justice Department lawyers wrote, saying a ruling to pause construction puts the president at risk.