(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 ...

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

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

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.

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 ...

President Donald Trump invited Pope Leo XIV to join the Board of Peace for Gaza, but the first American leader of the ...

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

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

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

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 ...