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3 days ago | abc11.com | Sydnee Scofield

CARY, N.C. (WTVD) -- The faithful gathered for Sunday Mass for the first time since Chicago native Robert Prevost was selected as the next pontiff. His election marks a meaningful new chapter for the church nationwide. Pope Leo XIV delivered his first homily in English Friday at the Sistine Chapel, a surreal moment for Father Scott McCue of St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church in Cary. "To hear, you know, in his first Mass with the Cardinals, he began his homily in English.

3 days ago | abc11.com | Tom George

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- With the signs lit up red outside the Lenovo Center, Carolina Hurricanes fans were in celebration mode after winning 4-0 over the Washington Capitals to take a 2-1 series lead in Game 3. It's a moment die-hard fans from Raleigh have waited years for. "We went ten years without making the playoffs, and now we're finally here," one fan said. And they're not alone. The game day traffic was a reminder of just how packed a playoff hockey game is.

4 days ago | abc11.com | Tom George

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) -- Thousands of Tar Heels are graduating this weekend, excited to enter the job market despite uncertain times. Unemployment for recent graduates is at almost 6%, the highest its been since 2021. An even bigger number of 41% is considered unemployed or taking jobs outside their field of study. ABC11 talked with four graduating students on UNC's campus about their next moves. Brayden was an economics major as an undergrad.

5 days ago | abc11.com | Bianca Holman

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- The weekend is packed with graduation ceremonies and Mother's day gatherings, and as the travel season picks up, things can get chaotic at the airport. Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) is expecting more than 280,000 passengers will travel through the airport between Friday and Monday. RDU officials recommend travelers arrive to the airport two hours in advance for domestic flights and three hours ahead for international flights.

6 days ago | abc11.com | Tom George

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Father Noe Ramirez from Raleigh, who is studying in Rome, got a front row seat to the history - first the death of Pope Francis, the Conclave, and finally seeing Pope Leo XIV become the next pope. "It was just a whole bunch of excitement, a whole bunch of joy, Viva el Papa," Ramirez told ABC11. He and fellow priests from Raleigh watched in person as the smoke came from the Vatican. "First, we thought it was black smoke, but it was white," he said.