John Deem

5 days ago | greensboro.com | John Deem

Members of one Catholic congregation in the Triad got a double surprise when the new pope stepped onto a Vatican balcony Thursday. "We were all very excited first to hear that pope was American," explained Father Christian Goduti. "It was a source of national pride, if you will."Then came the announcement that the pontiff, Cardinal Robert Prevos, had chosen the name Pope Leo XIV. For Goduti's parish, St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Winston-Salem, the papal transition took on even more meaning.

5 days ago | greensboro.com | John Deem

It was April Fools Day, so if you had told Bishop Michael Martin that he was meeting with the next pope, he likely would have laughed it off. Martin, head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte, spent "45 or 50 minutes" with Cardinal Robert Prevost in his Vatican office that day. It was a common sort of meeting for Prevost, who led efforts to vet bishop nominations around the world.

1 week ago | greensboro.com | John Deem

Severe weather is possible in the Triad beginning late Thursday afternoon, according to forecasters. "Thunderstorms capable of large hail, including some up to 1.5 to 2 inches in diameter, and also damaging winds, are expected to spread east across the western Piedmont this afternoon and evening," the National Weather Service said in an advisory late Thursday morning. The best chance of severe weather will be between 4 p.m. and 11 p.m., the weather service said.

1 week ago | journalnow.com | John Deem

In addition to financial scrutiny from North Carolina education officials, the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools face an investigative review by the state auditor’s office. “The focus of our investigation will be centered around school district financial records and transactions including but not limited to payroll and use of federal grants,” Auditor Dave Bolick wrote in an April 21 letter to Superintendent Tricia McManus.

1 week ago | greensboro.com | John Deem

A Greensboro nonprofit is one of more than 1,000 organizations nationally impacted by drastic cuts to the federal AmeriCorps program ordered by Elon Musk's Department of Operational Efficiency. The Servant Center, which helps homeless and disabled people - many of them military veterans - secure housing and live independently has lost its contingent of seven AmeriCorps-funded workers.