Pope returns to Peru Record crowds greet pontiff in country he served for 20 years JOSHUA MCELWEE, CASSANDRA GARRISON AND MARCO AQUINOReuters Nov 14, 2026 4 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CATHOLIC CHURCHkAm{x|p[ !6CF — !@A6 {6@ )x' H2D 8C66E65 E9:D H66< 3J E96 =2C86DE 4C@H5 @7 9:D A2A24J :? 2? 6>@E:@?2= C6EFC? E@ !6CF[ 564=2C:?8 E96 $@FE9 p>6C:42? 4@F?ECJ H96C6 96 D6CG65 2D 2 >:DD:@?2CJ 7@C EH@ 564256D 9:D 9@>6=2?5]k^AmkAm%96 9F86 4C@H5D[ 6DE:>2E65 2E b >:==:@? 3J =@42= @77:4:2=D[ AC6DD65 282:?DE A@=:46 2?5 D64FC:EJ 32CC:6CD (65?6D52J[ H2G:?8 32==@@?D 2?5 7=28D 2?5 492?E:?8 Q{6@[ {6@[ {6@]Q %96 A@A6 H2D 2== D>:=6D 2D 96 E@FC65 :? 2? @A6?\2:C A@A6>@3:=6 2?5 H2G65 6?6C86E:42==J @? E96 7:?2= =68 @7 9:D E9C66\4@F?ECJ[ `a\52J EC:A]k^Am kAmx? 2 4=@D6=J H2E4965 DA6649 E@ !C6D:56?E z6:<@ uF;:>@C: D9@CE=J 27E6C 36:?8 8C66E65 :? {:>2[ E96 7:CDE !6CFG:2? 4:E:K6? 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Deputies searching forest Longer wait for Buc-ee’s: Mebane opening delayed until at least early 2028 With 5th District race undecided, Foxx requests observers to monitor vote count Studs and duds from Carolina Panthers' Week 9 loss to Broncos McDowell Commissioners hold special meeting Friday morning McDowell basketball standout Khloe Joyner signs with Boston University McDowell County officials address rumors about transit system’s status TNA International Champion Jason Hotch talks about how it started and wrestling in Marion Have tattoos? You can get a BOGO entree at Chipotle on Friday the 13th McDowell County Veterans Day service set for Wednesday Alumni Spotlight: Boyd Phillips is a proud graduate of North Cove Elementary kAmQ%9:D C6EFC? G:D:E 9@=5D 2 G6CJ DA64:2= >62?:?8 7@C >6[Q E96 A@A6 D2:5 2E {:>2VD vC2? %62EC@ }24:@?2=[ >6?E:@?:?8 >2?J 7C:6?5D9:AD >256 :? 9:D a_ J62CD :? 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Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular Missing Black Mountain man found dead in Pisgah National Forest on Tuesday His body was found just before noon on Tuesday about a quarter of a mile down the trail from the Pine Gap Trailhead, in the Pisgah National Forest. Marion man pleads guilty to killing ex-girlfriend's father at Old Fort Dollar General The shooting happened in the parking lot of the Dollar General on Feb. 9, 2025. The man also pleaded guilty to sex crimes involved a child. Missing UNC Greensboro student found dead near Tom's Creek Falls in Marion Law enforcement began searching the area on Wednesday when the student's truck was found near the entrance of the falls. Givens’ Clinchfield Mill project in Marion receives $1.25 million grant for affordable housing When completed, the old Clinchfield mill building will have 141 apartments. That usually equates to 180 people, depending on how many couples … Missing Greensboro person last seen in McDowell County. Deputies searching forest Elise Grabda's pickup truck was found near a hiking area in Marion on Wednesday.
Missing Black Mountain man found dead in Pisgah National Forest on Tuesday His body was found just before noon on Tuesday about a quarter of a mile down the trail from the Pine Gap Trailhead, in the Pisgah National Forest.
Marion man pleads guilty to killing ex-girlfriend's father at Old Fort Dollar General The shooting happened in the parking lot of the Dollar General on Feb. 9, 2025. The man also pleaded guilty to sex crimes involved a child.Â
Missing UNC Greensboro student found dead near Tom's Creek Falls in Marion Law enforcement began searching the area on Wednesday when the student's truck was found near the entrance of the falls.Â
Givens’ Clinchfield Mill project in Marion receives $1.25 million grant for affordable housing When completed, the old Clinchfield mill building will have 141 apartments. That usually equates to 180 people, depending on how many couples …
Missing Greensboro person last seen in McDowell County. Deputies searching forest Elise Grabda's pickup truck was found near a hiking area in Marion on Wednesday.
