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By  NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Leo XIV has become the first pope to vote in a U.S. general election, casting a mail-in ballot in a contest that will decide America’s future as the Trump era slowly comes to an end. The Vatican confirmed Friday that the Chicago-born pontiff had submitted a mail-in ballot in Chicago ahead of the...

Joining us in studio are Dr. Karla Pope and Representative Zach Grady, president of United Blue, to talk about the upcoming remembrance gala here on the Gulf Coast. We’ll discuss the meaning behind this special event, the importance of remembering, and how the community can come together to honor this important mission. The gala takes place on November 14 at...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo’s doctors say that final tissue and molecular tests have confirmed that his lung cancer was localized and that no further treatment is needed, the Vatican said in a statement Wednesday. Pope Leo returned to the Vatican on Saturday, four days after having the lower lobe of his right lung removed. The surgery confirmed that...

Attala County officials are issuing a stern warning to residents as dangerously dry conditions continue and fire calls increase across the county. Sheriff Curtis Pope says the Attala County Sheriff’s Office does not want to issue fines, but citations will soon be issued to those […] The post Attala Officials Warn: Burn Ban Violators Will Face Fines appeared first on BreezyNews.com - Kosciusko News 24/7.

By  LAURA BARGFELD and LUIS ANDRES HENAO CHICAGO (AP) — Gail Spreen goes most days to Mass just a few blocks from her home in Chicago, but the service at Holy Name Cathedral on Wednesday — dedicated to Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV — felt different. “Knowing that everybody is behind him, it was very special to be there today,” Spreen...

By  NICOLE WINFIELD and COLLEEN BARRY ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV was eating regularly Wednesday and began walking and doing respiratory exercises, and his post-operative tests are normal following surgery to remove a cancerous mass from his lung, the Vatican said. Leo’s two doctors, Dr. Luigi Carbone and thoracic surgeon Dr. Stefano Margaritora, provided a medical update on Wednesday....

By  NICOLE WINFIELD and COLLEEN BARRY ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery Tuesday that confirmed that he has lung cancer, and doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung, the Vatican said. The tests confirmed a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma, the Vatican said in a medical bulletin after the surgery. It said the diagnosis had been suspected...

By  NICOLE WINFIELD and COLLEEN BARRY VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV announced Sunday he will undergo surgery “in the coming days” to remove a nodule on his lung, in the first major health event of his 17-month pontificate. The 71-year-old Leo said the nodule was found at an early stage and was “circumscribed” or small and well-localized. The...