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With their playoff slump broken and a pope on their side, the White Sox want more this October

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Cardinal Blase Cupich presents former Chicago White Sox player Paul Konerko with a jersey signed by Pope Leo XIV during a ceremony honoring the 2005 World Series Champions before a baseball game between the Cleveland Guardians and Chicago White Sox on July 12, 2025. (Credit: Erin Hooley/AP.)

With their playoff slump broken and a pope on their side, the White Sox want more this October

Oct 1
Kristie Rieken

The statue of Brazil's patron saint, the Virgin of Aparecida, stands behind glass inside the basilica named after her in the town of Aparecida, Brazil, July 23, 2013. (Credit: Andre Penner/AP.)

What to know about the viral claim about Brazil’s patron saint jolting a tight presidential race

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Eléonore Hughes

A sign on the outside of the Fairview Presbyterian Church on the edge of the Butler University campus shows its congregation's support for the Butler men's basketball team in Indianapolis, Ind. on Monday, April 4, 2011. (Credit: Amy Sancetta/AP.)

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Oct 1
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Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) fighters attend an orientation session in western Oromia, Ethiopia, on June 2, 2025. (Credit: AP photo.)

Pope Leo calls for dialogue to solve the Tigray crisis in Ethiopia

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Associated Press

Chicago White Sox's Chase Meidroth (10) celebrates with Kyle Teel (8) after scoring off a 2-run single hit by by Sam Antonacci during the second inning in Game 1 of baseball's American League Wild Card Series against the Houston Astros, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in Houston. (Credit: Karen Warren/AP.)

White Sox receive a letter from Pope Leo XIV before winning playoff opener

Sep 30
Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists aboard the flight from Metz, France, to Rome, at the end of his four-day visit to France, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (Credit: Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP.)

Contradicting Trump, Pope Leo says artificial intelligence safety concerns not ‘fake news’

Sep 28
Associated Press

The U.S. Supreme Court on Sep. 25, 2026, in Washington. (Credit: Mariam Zuhaib/AP.)

Man gets 6 years in prison for taking explosives to church hosting annual Red Mass for justices

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Pope Leo XIV is congratulated by French President Emmanuel Macron, left, after his speech at the meeting At the Roots of Europe for Peace and Unity with, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, in Metz, France. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope Leo wraps up France trip by urging Europe to blunt ‘desire for domination’ driving today’s wars

Sep 28
Nicole Winfield

Pope Leo XIV, center, arrives, with, from left, Christian Krieger, president of the Protestant Federation of France, Bishop Dimitrios (Ploumis), the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of France, Haïm Korsia, Chief Rabbi of France, President of the French Bishops' Conference, Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, Chems-eddine Hafiz, rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris, Anthony Boussemart, representing French Buddhists, and Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad, prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, to attend an interreligious meeting at the Robert Schuman Convention Centre, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, in Metz, France. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope urges religious leaders in France to preach peace as he recalls foundations of European unity

Sep 28
Nicole Winfield

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, France, on Sep. 27, 2026. (Credit: Thibault Camus/AP.)

Pope blasts assisted suicide as ‘false compassion’ at French shrine known for miraculous cures

Sep 27
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