Last Week in the Church with John Allen

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

A Crux 2024 retrospective
Jan 7, 2025 – 23:24
Papabile speculation: inappropriate or essential?
Dec 18, 2024 – 30:49
Are Christians safe in Syria after Assad regime’s fall?
Dec 10, 2024 – 28:36
US Bishops vs. Trump on deportations
Dec 3, 2024 – 27:16
Outrage as Pope asks for ‘sacrifice’ in money crisis
Nov 26, 2024 – 29:41
Priest disputes Pope Francis' legitimacy: laicized
Nov 19, 2024 – 30:40
Trump wins: what does this mean for the Church?
Nov 12, 2024 – 30:00
Pope’s reform targets Cardinals
Nov 5, 2024 – 30:38
Synod ends: why it wasn’t what many expected
Oct 29, 2024 – 29:26
Vatican employees protesting. Why?
Oct 22, 2024 – 29:27
What is the Synod’s agenda?
Oct 15, 2024 – 29:55
The 21 new cardinals: Last week in the Church with John Allen Jr.
Oct 8, 2024 – 29:14
Pope on women: sparks college backlash
Oct 1, 2024 – 30:27
Why fixing the Church is so hard
Sep 23, 2024 – 28:45
Islam’s rise in Europe inevitable, says Card. Schönborn
Sep 17, 2024 – 30:30
Pope to canonize martyrs killed by Islamic extremists
Sep 10, 2024 – 33:31
Vatican calling for a ban on ‘killer robots’
Sep 3, 2024 – 32:24
Pope rejects Ukraine’s Orthodox ban
Aug 27, 2024 – 29:30
Did the Holy See loosen its stance on end-of-life?
Aug 13, 2024 – 30:14
Olympic opening ceremony: Catholic outrage
Aug 6, 2024 – 28:25
Holy See banning the Latin Mass?
Jul 24, 2024 – 29:48
Trump assassination attempt: Church weighs in
Jul 16, 2024 – 29:21
Vatican declares Archbishop Viganò excommunicated
Jul 9, 2024 – 28:08
Cardinal O’Malley pushes for Vatican accountability
Jul 2, 2024 – 29:49
Archbishop Viganò charged with schism
Jun 25, 2024 – 29:16
Pope made homophobic & misogynist remarks?
Jun 4, 2024 – 27:16
Papal authority rejected by Chinese government
May 28, 2024 – 29:51
Vatican rules on supernatural apparitions
May 21, 2024 – 29:57
EU vs. Trump - will the Vatican get their way?
May 14, 2024 – 31:10
Leading papal candidate targeted by government
May 7, 2024 – 31:40
Cardinal Parolin slams EU Parliament on abortion
Apr 30, 2024 – 30:56
Pope’s security breached by US fugitive
Apr 23, 2024 – 30:21
Anti-papal sentiment on the rise?
Apr 17, 2024 – 30:24
Pope slams gender theory, surrogacy & sex change
Apr 10, 2024 – 30:37
Francis sheds light on Benedict XVI’s election
Apr 3, 2024 – 29:40
Belgian bishop defrocked
Mar 27, 2024 – 29:16
Pope Francis's biography is revealing
Mar 19, 2024 – 30:47
Major backlash following Pope’s Ukraine comment
Mar 13, 2024 – 28:47
Pope takes a swipe at gender theory
Mar 5, 2024 – 27:02
Pope’s reform running off the rails?
Feb 27, 2024 – 29:31
Vatican target of organized crime?
Feb 13, 2024 – 30:46
Vatican cracks down on liturgical abuse
Feb 6, 2024 – 29:05
ISIS opens fire on Christians in Turkish church
Jan 30, 2024 – 29:41
African bishops challenge Pope Francis
Jan 16, 2024 – 28:55
Holy Office approved blessing same-sex unions?
Jan 10, 2024 – 31:38
Cardinal adviser to Pope convicted of financial crime
Dec 19, 2023 – 27:12
Pope changing conclave rules?
Dec 12, 2023 – 28:11
Pope moves on Cardinal Burke
Dec 5, 2023 – 31:12
Impossible to ignore Pope’s growing Jewish problem
Nov 28, 2023 – 30:44
Masons: Vatican holds ground on ban for Catholics
Nov 21, 2023 – 28:25

Recent Reviews

Knight Says NYT

100% Certainty

I look forward to my weekly steaming plate piled high with the latest emanations from the highest echelons of power. One thing we can say with absolute, 100% certainty, without a shadow of a doubt, is that this could and might be, potentially, in the opinion of some (such as myself on many if not most days, when it is not raining), one of the most unique, most interesting podcasts that may have ever been created, and with all due respect to Heisenberg, Sextus Epiricus, and other practitioners of the stochastic arts, of THAT that there can be no doubt, and that’s for sure. Seriously, it’s fun.
I give him a zero

So annoying!

It’s hard to take John Allen seriously when he makes such a mockery of the Church by trying to be clever over genuinely prudent…I don’t find him moderate at all but rather indulgent of making light very serious matters..
echo######

Opinion podcast

You have gone from straight news reporting to spinning your liberal view of the Vatican news. Sad.
Fritz Loewe

Thid weeks podcast is screwed up

Hi we don’t get john but some philosophy geek
glasphalt21

Concise and Non-Emotional

I’m an American parish worker and find this quick, weekly podcast very helpful for keeping up with the latest happenings while not getting bogged down in the heated conservative/liberal analysis. I appreciate the objective nature of the content as well as Allen’s seeming inability to be scandalized by the messiness in the Church. This is a podcast sorely needed right now!
CSquires51

Very Informative

Mr. Allen does a great job of reporting on the weekly news of the Vatican.