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

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

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 ...

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

Founded in 1506, the Pontifical Swiss Guard is the world’s longest continually operating army, and, with a maximum of 135 ...

DEDHAM — When twins Peter and Paul Reynolds got the call from Loyola Press asking for their help writing a storybook with the late Pope Francis, they were in disbelief, but very quickly accepted. Born ...

In "A Man for All Seasons," St. Thomas More insists on something that seems almost unreasonable under pressure: that truth is ...

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.' ...

Officially, the Cristero War ended on June 21, 1929, with the so-called “Agreements” between Mexican Archbishop Leopoldo Ruiz ...

Sir Jonathan Pryce once said he’d retire at 60, but at 78 he shows no signs of slowing down. And now he’s finally back in ...

THE massive landslide at a landfill facility in Binaliw village, Cebu City, on Jan. 8, 2026, left at least 22 people dead and ...

The ceremony, known as la muratura, was held privately inside the basilica and presided over by Mauro Gambetti, the archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica. It followed the official closing of the Holy ...