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 ...

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

For members of the Religion News Association, this was the kind of dramatic appeal that made the Chicago native the top ...

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 ...

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Since starting his second presidential term a year ago, Trump’s policies and actions have drawn ire on multiple fronts, ...

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

Nearly two years after Pope Francis’s unprecedented ecumenical pilgrimage to South Sudan, the country is once again sliding towards violence, underscoring ...

Ironically, 2025 was a turbulent year the world over. After so much military aggression in Ukraine, rampant starvation in ...