Last Week in the Church with John Allen

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Tune in weekly as John Allen gives his expert insight and analysis on the latest news from the Catholic Church.

  • 23 minutes 24 seconds
    A Crux 2024 retrospective

    In this episode:

    • First conviction for abuse on Vatican grounds
    • Pope's alleged homophobic statements
    • Labor unrest in the Vatican
    • Monsignor faces criminal charges 
    • Mounting crisis in Catholic-Jewish relations

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    7 January 2025, 3:00 pm
  • 30 minutes 49 seconds
    Papabile speculation: inappropriate or essential?

    In this episode:

    • Papabile speculation: inappropriate or essential?
    • Pope’s Corsica trip: part of a bigger plan?
    • Vatican staff rejects political interview
    • Jubilee 2025: an LGBTQ+ pilgrimage?
    • Peru scandal: reporting to the Pope

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    18 December 2024, 11:00 am
  • 28 minutes 36 seconds
    Are Christians safe in Syria after Assad regime’s fall?

    In this episode:

    • Are Christians safe in Syria after Assad regime’s fall?
    • Peru scandal: problems for Vatican’s sovereignty?
    • Pope skips out on Notre Dame’s reopening: a snub?
    • Vatican’s Nativity set sparks questions from Israel

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    10 December 2024, 4:00 pm
  • 27 minutes 16 seconds
    US Bishops vs. Trump on deportations

    In this episode:

    • US Bishops vs. Trump on deportations
    • Pope’s Turkey visit: a geopolitical agenda?
    • Vatican on mysticism: what is ‘spiritual abuse’?
    • Vatican confirms secret file on ‘Vatican Girl’ case

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    3 December 2024, 4:00 pm
  • 29 minutes 41 seconds
    Outrage as Pope asks for ‘sacrifice’ in money crisis

    In this episode:

    • Outrage as Pope asks for ‘sacrifice’ in money crisis
    • Pope blasted: annulling SCV excommunication? 
    • Vatican hospital in crisis: will recovery plan be enough?
    • Why does the Vatican owe a debt to Lucifer? 

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    26 November 2024, 3:00 pm
  • 30 minutes 40 seconds
    Priest disputes Pope Francis' legitimacy: laicized

    In this episode:

    • Controversial priest defrocked a second time
    • Priest disputes Pope Francis' legitimacy: laicized
    • Women’s branch of SCV also entrenched in abuse?
    • Vatican’s Christmas tree stokes eco-protest
    • Conman busted for impersonating Vatican prelate


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    19 November 2024, 3:00 pm
  • 30 minutes
    Trump wins: what does this mean for the Church?

    In this episode:

    • Trump wins: what does this mean for the Church?

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    12 November 2024, 4:00 pm
  • 30 minutes 38 seconds
    Pope’s reform targets Cardinals

    In this episode:

    • ‘Trial of the Century’: verdict motivations revealed
    • Pope’s reform targets Cardinals
    • Cardinal raises warning on beatification of Belgian king
    • Vatican investigator receives criminal complaint


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    5 November 2024, 4:00 pm
  • 29 minutes 26 seconds
    Synod ends: why it wasn’t what many expected

    In this episode:

    • Synod ends: why it wasn’t what many expected

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    29 October 2024, 4:00 pm
  • 29 minutes 27 seconds
    Vatican employees protesting. Why?

    In this episode:

    • Vatican employees protesting. Why?
    • Synod: global South tells West to buzz off 
    • Synod pushing for legal changes to Church structures?
    • Cardinal purposely skipping Synod meetings?
    • Pope releasing own autobiography, a historic first?

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    22 October 2024, 4:00 pm
  • 29 minutes 55 seconds
    What is the Synod’s agenda?

    In this epiosde:

    • Are Jewish-Catholic relations in crisis?
    • What is the Synod’s agenda?
    • Abuse destroys Sodalitium Christianae Vitae
    • What did the Pope and Zelenskyy talk about?

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    15 October 2024, 3:00 pm
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