John L. Allen, Jr.
Writer, Author
1965 –
Who is John L. Allen, Jr.?
John L. Allen, Jr. is an American journalist serving as associate editor of The Boston Globe, specializing in news about the Catholic Church. Before moving to the Globe in 2014, he worked for 16 years in Rome as a Vatican watcher, covering news about the Holy See and the Pope. During that time he was senior correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter and an analyst of Vatican affairs for CNN and NPR. Allen is also the author of several books about the Catholic Church. He has written two biographies of Pope Benedict XVI, the first one published in 2000 when the Pope was still a cardinal and later the first biography of him in English.
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- Born
- 1965
- Also known as
- John Allen, Jr.
- John L Allen
- John L. Allen Jr.
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Kansas
- Fort Hays State University
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on July 23, 2013
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