John Allen, Jr.'s visit and Lecture
Luncheon and Lecture, January 22.
John Allen, Jr. (a prize-winning Senior Correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter and the Senior Vatican Analyst for CNN) Spoke with us on January 22. To listen to his talk just click the play button below.
He's the author of seven best-selling books on the Vatican and Catholic affairs, and writes frequently on the Church for major national and international publications. He's a popular speaker on Catholic affairs, both in the United States and abroad.
Allen's work is admired across ideological divides. Liberal commentator Fr. Andrew Greeley calls his writing "indispensable," while the late Fr. Richard John Neuhaus, a conservative, called Allen's reporting "possibly the best source of information on the Vatican published in the United States." His weekly internet column, "All Things Catholic," is widely read as a source of insight on the global Church.
Allen's most recent book is People of Hope, an extended interview with Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York. John divides his time between Rome and his home in Denver, Colorado. He grew up in Western Kansas, and holds a Master's degree in Religious Studies from the University of Kansas.
Books:
Cardinal Ratzinger: The Vatican's Enforcer of the Faith (Continuum, 2000)
Conclave: The Politics, Personalities and Process of the Next Papal Election (Doubleday, 2002)
All the Pope's Men: The Inside Story of How the Vatican Really Thinks (Doubleday, 2004)
The Rise of Benedict XVI: The Inside Story of How the Pope was Elected and What it Means for the Catholic Church (Doubleday, 2005)
Opus Dei: An Objective Look behind the Myth and Reality of the Most Controversial Force in the Catholic Church (Doubleday, 2005)
The Future Church: How Ten Trends are Revolutionizing the Catholic Church (Doubleday, 2009)
People of Hope: A Conversation between Archbishop Timothy Dolan and John L. Allen Jr. (Doubleday, November 2011)
Allen has been profiled in various national and international publications. Here's a piece from Newsweek: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3704902/
His weekly column "All Things Catholic" can be found here: http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic