John L. Allen Jr.
John L. Allen Jr. was staff writer, Vatican correspondent and senior correspondent for NCR from 1997 until 2014 when he joined Cruxnow.org.
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Vatican continues full-court press on Syria
Church wants to model 'best practice' on fighting abuse, Vatican says
Four new echoes in 'Francis revolution'
A make-or-break moment for the Legion of Christ
Francis uses red hats to offer lesson on global church
The clergy trade; Melady; pope-watch; and The Boston Globe
Francis 'manipulated' both by left and right, confidant says
A tick-tock of developments on the pope beat
Vatican denies papal 'opening' on same-sex unions
The top five under-covered Catholic stories of 2013
Francis may get another shot on same-sex unions
Pope's birthday a turning point in reform campaign
Francis wows on Twitter too, even in Latin
Hours with sick children eclipse 15-minute curial speech
Mad at everyone else, Muslim immigrants in Rome trust the pope
A very Franciscan Christmas after all
Pope to invite ordinary parishioners to Mass
