(RNS) — From the end of the 20th century until his death, Allen was essential reading for anyone who cared about the inner ...

John L. Allen Jr., the fastidious American journalist who demystified Vatican affairs for English speakers for decades, died ...

John Allen Jr., the prolific author and longtime Vatican reporter hailed for his insightful coverage of the Holy See across ...

Allen passed away in Rome Jan. 22, at the age of 61. He is survived by his wife, Elise Ann Allen, Crux's senior Vatican ...

Covering the Vatican, he had a front-row seat to the waning years of Pope John Paul II's pontificate and the election of Pope ...

Ever seen the world’s smallest country from the sky? Right now, you’re floating above Vatican City. Just 44 hectares big, but ...

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday opened a new phase of his pontificate by gathering the world's cardinals to Rome and asking them to ...

Contemporary art is powerful vehicle for communicating values, challenging reality, and understanding the times we live in, ...

The 2025 Jubilee year of Catholic celebrations drew over 33 million pilgrims to Rome, the Vatican said Monday, as the last of ...

Filipino cardinals Luis Antonio Tagle, Orlando Quevedo, Jose Advincula, and Pablo Virgilio David at the Pontificio Collegio Filippino in Rome following the funeral Mass for Pope Francis on April 26, ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re was set to preside over Pope Francis’s funeral service at St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City before burial at the Basilica Papale Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. “I wish my ...

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin confirmed Saturday that the Holy See attempted to mediate to avert U.S.