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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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Outreach to traditionalists may have stalled

Former Vatican official: ICC appeal the 'usual anti-Catholic attempt'

Sex abuse flap riles Irish

A Catholic take on 9/11: A day of ëspiritual globalization'

The Policy Myth versus 'Accountability with Teeth'

Egypt confronts legacy of religious segregation

Vatican says it did not impede Irish abuse efforts

Vatican insists it didn't torpedo Irish response to abuse crisis

A German pope heads for the Land of Luther

No earthquake from overture to Anglicans

Vatican paper backs Dolan on sex ed

Document dump doesn't stop wrangling in abuse case

O'Brien's opportunity with the Order of the Holy Sepulchre

O'Malley puts down a new marker on abuse crisis

In wake of World Youth Day, buzz over a fashion faux pas

What do China, Israel, and the Lefebvrites have in common?

Avatar of secularism faces blowback for pro-papal line

Big Picture at World Youth Day: 'It's the Evangelicals, stupid!'

Bishops' staffer on doctrine rips theologians as 'curse'

Amid economic panic, pope heads for Spain

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