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John L. Allen Jr., the founder and editor of Crux and one of the foremost journalists covering the Vatican and the Church, has launched a weekly show on The Catholic Channel, SiriusXM channel 129.
“The Crux of the Matter With John Allen” premiered on July 25, live from Krakow, Poland, during World Youth Day festivities. It will air every Monday (1-2 p.m. ET) on The Catholic Channel, which is available nationwide by subscription on satellite radios and on the SiriusXM app.
The show will cover the Vatican, as well as the Church across the globe and in the United States. Allen and co-host Inés San Martín will report on important Catholic developments, with a special focus on Pope Francis and the Vatican. They will also welcome guests including clergy members and other Catholic newsmakers, theologians, activists and pundits.
Allen founded Crux in 2014 as a project of the Boston Globe, where he was an associate editor for two years. Today, Crux is an independent news platform specializing in coverage of the Vatican and the Catholic Church.
For 16 years, Allen was a senior correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter. He is also the senior Vatican analyst for CNN and the author of 11 books on the Vatican and Church affairs.
