John Allen

Looking back and Pope Francis’ first year: Q&A with John Allen

by John Freund, CM | October 31, 2014 | Pope | 0 Comments

In this Q&A, religion reporter Lilly Fowler talks to Allen about his years covering the Roman Catholic Church, the Boston Globe’s new website, Crux, and Pope Francis’ leadership so far.

Another facet of being pro-life

by John Freund, CM | April 6, 2014 | Vincentian Family | 0 Comments

Deacon Greg Kandra devotes his blog post to John Allen's reflection on the Church’s newest “pro-life” cause From his column in The Boston Globe: In Catholic parlance, certain terms carry weight far beyond their face value meaning. Calling something a “pro-life”...

Pope asks permission for a Bishop

by John Freund, CM | January 3, 2014 | Pope | 0 Comments

Francis named Bishop Nunzio Galantino the new secretary of the Italian bishops' conference while allowing him to serve part-time while remaining in his diocese. John Allen writes in a column in the National Catholic Reporter.... "A typical Francis footnote is that he...