(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 ...

When twins Peter and Paul Reynolds got the call from Loyola Press asking for their help writing a storybook with the late ...

This handout photo, taken on Nov. 20, 2025, and released by Vatican Media, shows Pope Leo XIV (center) during his visit to ...

According to the decree, Leo has established that from Jan. 10, following the closing of the church's Jubilee Year, until Jan ...

After his death January 10, 2023, it was revealed Cardinal George Pell was the author known as “Demos,” who wrote an ...

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

The Pope Francis Center, an offshoot of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Logan Heights, offers legal, psychological, and ...

The 2025 Jubilee year of Catholic celebrations drew over 33 million pilgrims to Rome, the Vatican said Monday, as the last of the faithful passed through the "Holy Door" of St Peter's Basilica. In ...

Pope Francis has died, a senior Vatican official has announced. Camerlengo Cardinal Kevin Farrell said on Monday: “At 7.35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the home of the Father ...

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 ...