By Daniel Payne John Allen Jr., the prolific author and longtime Vatican reporter hailed for his insightful coverage of the ...

(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 ...

According to Cardinal Ambongo, the theme was chosen in response to the persistent crises affecting many African nations, ...

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 ...

Freemasons in the county of Buckinghamshire now run adverts proclaiming: 'The door is open … Don’t wait to be asked.' ...

Pope Leo XIV has said the prohibition on countries violating one another’s borders has been “completely undermined,” in an ...

The pontiff also stressed the "inalienable rights" of migrants and incarcerated people and condemned what he described as the ...

In a letter, the pope prayed to St. Francis, asking the saint's intercession "to give us the courage to build bridges where ...

In his opening address on the afternoon of Jan. 7 to some 170 members of the College of Cardinals who attended the consistory, Pope Leo proposed four topics for their discussion: evangelization, how ...

The primatial archbishop of Mexico, Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes, has invited Pope Leo XIV to visit the country. The cardinal ...

From the protests rocking Iran and clashes in Syria between Kurdish forces and government troops, from anti-ICE demonstrators ...