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

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

Quietly and generously, John was also a mentor. He never wanted replicas of himself. He wanted better journalists -- and ...

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 ...

The Vatican’s second-highest-ranking official, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, said the Holy See received the invitation and is ...

The Vatican’s second-highest-ranking official, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, said the Holy See received the invitation and is ...

The announcement appeared last week in the calendar of papal liturgies published by the Prefecture of the Pontifical ...

Pope Leo XIV has criticized the administration’s treatment of migrants, its antipathy toward Europe and the use of what he characterized as 'diplomacy based on force.' ...

Cardinal Michael Czerny explained the reasons for choosing the Shrine of Our Lady of Peace in Chiclayo, Peru, as the ...

In his message for the 34th World Day of the Sick, to be celebrated Feb. 11, Pope Leo XIV calls on Catholics to rediscover ...

Prince Albert of Monaco was spotted with the scar when he met Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican ...

Pope Leo XIV expressed this appreciation when receiving Italy’s Inspectorate for Public Security for Vatican City, which is ...