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 ...

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 ...

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 wool of the blessed lambs will be used to make pallia, narrow white vestments worn by metropolitan archbishops.

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