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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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Faith is a gift but also a task, pope tells Poles

Despite reputation as staunch Catholics, Poles show independence

Benedict sets about reawakening Europe's Christian roots

NCR Archives: New document replaces 35 years of liturgy work

From the NCR Archives: May 2001 -- Critics say the document, Liturgiam authenticam, strikes at the heart of Vatican II ecclesiology by centralizing power in the curia and by insisting that local cultures adopt an essentially Roman style of worship.

NCR Archives: 11 men in the Vatican decided how the Bible will sound

From the NCR Archives: September 1998 -- The American bishops had spent six years revising the lectionary, the Scripture readings used in Mass, one aim of which was to make the language more gender inclusive, but a Vatican-appointed committee intervened to short-circuit those efforts.

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