In a world where reporters cover the Vatican more like a political state rather than a religious institution, John occupied a ...

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 ...

The structure is the first known evidence of a building attributed to Vitruvius, the author of an architectural treatise that ...

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 ...

It begins with an extensive history of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. Louis Hennepin, a Franciscan missionary from Belgium, was the first Catholic priest to reach Minnesota. Dana Watters ...

John L. Allen Jr. was a force of nature, certainly as a journalist who was not only our principal but also a model for us, ...

Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur's unexpected resignation from the Diocese of Bogor after declining the cardinal role raised ...

By Daniele Piccini The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, spoke to journalists about tensions between the ...

John Allen Jr., a longtime Vaticanista and editor in chief of the Catholic publication Crux, died Jan. 22, 2026, at age 61.

(OSV News) – In “A Man for All Seasons,” St. Thomas More insists on something that seems almost unreasonable under pressure: ...