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 ...

Bishop Joseph C. Bambera, head of the U.S. Catholic bishops' ecumenical and interreligious affairs committee, shared with OSV ...

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

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 ...

LATIN has been the official language of the Catholic Church. Papal documents are promulgated in Latin. Church documents, most ...

Bishop Bätzing said it was "a great honor and joy" to serve the German bishops' conference as its president "in truly ...

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

The Benemerenti distinction was presented to the Polish section of Vatican Radio–Vatican News and L’Osservatore Romano “for ...

An investigation approved by the Vatican concluded that Fr. Francis Xavier Truong Buu Diep was killed by two Japanese deserters seeking revenge after Japan's defeat in World War II.