A new biography traces the ascent of a man who made the postwar right at once urbane, combative, and camera-ready.

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The Village of Dolton is considering steps to acquire the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV, including renaming a portion of 141st Street in his honor, in order to preserve the historic site.