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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Defending Christians; Salt and Light; and who didn't cancel Christmas
Walter Sullivan, 'everyone's bishop' with passion for peace, dies
Mixed bag of Catholic life, Twitter, Denmark, and Obama’s ambassador
No one can say why Austrian priest lost 'monsignor' title
Charity superstar backs pope on transparency
New rules aim to beef up Catholic identity of church charities
Catholic activism on the death penalty; a brief dispatch from Denmark
Former death row inmate drawn to faith by Catholic activism
Vatican, Saudis both gain from deal on interfaith center
Vatican consistory creating six cardinals packs global punch
A vaticanista reads the pope's book
Unexpected sanity in Europe; Miguel Diaz; and Syria's Christians
The elderly as the church's swing state, and sparing a thought for Syria
Defending Christians at risk is a transcendent post-election cause
Church cements mission at Synod of Bishops
Debunking four myths about John Paul I, the 'Smiling Pope'
