Zucchetto means “little pumpkin” or “half-pumpkin” in Italian, which is what the skull cap looks like; it was originally meant to keep the shaved portion of the top of the head of a cleric ...

When it's not touring area churches, the zucchetto is in a safe at the bank. The Staubers are working with artifacts expert Kunst on how to properly store and display the cap.

Prevost, a Chicago South Side resident who on June 11 shared his love for the Sox by trading his zucchetto for a baseball cap while in Rome, was named the first American pope in the 2,000-year ...