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LEHIGH ACRES Chaotic lake getting fence and security Now, with all the negative attention it has gotten, some think putting up a fence is a great way to keep that bad activity out.
CAPE CORAL What we learned about Cape Coral’s water crisis after a ride along On Friday, WINK News got to ride along to see just what people are doing that could be wasting water.
FORT MYERS Students affected by COVID-19 able to graduate for the first time For many young people, COVID stripped away one of their greatest rites of passage: graduation.
Deadly crash on State Road 29 in Hendry County Authorities are at the scene of a deadly crash on State Road 29 in Hendry County on Friday afternoon.
Celebrating Free Comic Book Day in SWFL JP Sports store manager Jonathan Powell said this is a generational event that brings families together to reminisce on comics and other hobby-related knickknacks.
FORT MYERS Group rescues dogs before getting put down in Lee County Our animal shelters are packed with amazing puppies who have the sole desire to be loved.
FORT MYERS FGCU student beats all odds and is able to graduate Nearly four years ago, Marisa Manning had her heart set on going to Florida Gulf Coast University but never thought she’d find her passion for studying parasites.
FORT MYERS Victim in MLK Blvd. shooting identified as social media influencer The victim of the Martin Luther King Boulevard shooting has been identified as a local social media influencer.
FORT MYERS Could a Ferris wheel in downtown Fort Myers work? Right now, there are talks to bring a Ferris wheel to downtown Fort Myers, but several things are still up in the air.
LITTLE HICKORY BAY Improving ‘Hell’s Gate’ safety, a notoriously dangerous waterway for boaters A push to make an area known as “Hell’s Gate” safer since it’s a dangerous stretch of water with several blind corners within Little Hickory Bay.
Fixing failed back surgeries More than a million and a half people in the U.S. undergo back surgery each year. However, classic back surgery has one of the highest failure rates of any surgery.
WINK NEWS Getting an inside look at the FEMA discount controversy Picking up the pieces after Hurricane Ian has been difficult for many and moving on can impact our wallets.
FGCU FGCU pitcher Dylan Wolff playing for hometown team after labrum injury FGCU pitcher Dylan Wolff is living the dream playing for the hometown team after he overcame a labrum injury.
LEHIGH ACRES Frustrated Lehigh parents want action after violent school fights go viral online Violence at a Lehigh Acres Middle school was captured and posted online.
Turtle Club beachfront restaurant relaunches in Naples After a series of private friends and family events this week, The Turtle Club will reopen May 5 and begin taking reservations again May 6.
Jeffrey Bruno / MGN / CC BY-SA 2.0 The last time a pope visited the St. Charles Borromeo Seminary just outside Philadelphia, he got a rousing, even rowdy, rock star welcome. “Viva! Viva Papa!” the seminarians shouted. With the rector’s blessings, expect more of the same when Pope Francis arrives in four weeks at the end of his first U.S. trip. Back in 1979, then-Archbishop John Cardinal Krol was a known stickler for ceremony. So when St. John Paul II came to visit, the seminarians knew what was expected: Welcome the pope in a traditional manner — with a refrain from a Gregorian chant — and then listen to the speech. There would be prayer, quiet reflection, peace. It started well, anyway. In a video of the visit, the seminarians sing when John Paul arrives. But when they catch their first glimpse of him, clad head to toe in white, the song is drowned out by clapping, stomping, cheering and whistling, a welcome that would make even Mick Jagger jealous. “We were supposed to behave ourselves,” admitted the seminary’s current rector, Auxiliary Bishop Timothy Senior, who on that evening was a 19-year-old seminarian. Senior doesn’t plan any edicts for Pope Francis’ visit. “I’m not going to attempt in any way, shape or form to stifle their enthusiasm,” he said. “I want them to have the experience I had as a seminarian. Being in the presence of the pope made me want to give more to the service of God’s people and the service of the church. It made me want to be holier, to be a better priest and a better person.” Francis arrives at the seminary on the morning of Sept. 26, his first day in Philadelphia. He’ll be greeted on the front steps by the seminarians, who plan to serenade him. The next morning at the seminary chapel, he will address international bishops gathered for the Vatican-sponsored World Meeting of Families. The seminarians will also attend, and afterward they will take a group photo with the pope. They will sing the “Domine” chant, an anthem unique to the seminary, three times to Francis. The timing can be spontaneous, church officials said. “It’s part of our tradition here,” Senior said. “That’s our version of ‘For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow.'” The video of John Paul’s visit provides a unique look inside a rarely seen world. Instead of seeming foreign and distant, it seems familiar: the young men excited to see a superstar, their usually stern teacher scolding them but with a smile. Current seminarian John Howarth, 29, said that’s because even the ordained “are real guys.” “Priests don’t just sit and say Mass every day. They order pizza. They drink beer,” he said in a telephone interview after a weekend at the beach. “I didn’t come out of the womb wearing a collar.” Howarth’s friends and family have asked what he’ll say to the pope if they meet. Howarth said he’s more interested in listening to what Francis has to say. “I hope his words will empower us and unite us,” Howarth said. “Pope Francis’ gift lies in reaching people the church may not have otherwise reached. He has that approachability and the world is falling in love with him.” In the 53-minute 1979 video, Krol also engages in some levity. He jokes about the quality of the seminary class, noting, “We have to do the best with what’s available. This is the best.” That line earns him groans. Then Krol apologizes to John Paul “for the apparent undisciplined behavior of our seminarians.” That line results in more clapping and cheers. “I can remember feeling the building shake, the happiness and joy of seeing the Holy Father literally reverberated,” said Sheila Longworth, a longtime seminary employee who watched from the choir loft. “It was electric. It absolutely consumed you.” Toward the end of the video, John Paul stands and grants the seminarians three days off from work. Some respond by shouting “free day!” in Polish. Then they sing the “Domine.” The pope listens with his head slightly tilted, smiling. As Senior noted, “We took the roof off with it.”