NCR senior correspondent John L Allen Jr is in Rome covering the Synod for Africa. If you haven't been following his daily postings on this blog, you have missed some very interesting -- and important -- journalism. Here's an index of the stories he has filed so far.
As John reported Friday, there's a whole gaggle of other church people in Rome right now because of the synod, because of last weekends canonizations and ... well just because, I guess. I think that John is trying to talk to everyone who is there. He has caught many good interviews.
John spoke to Atlanta Archbishop Wilton Gregory yesterday. They spoke mostly about the Synod for Africa, but John also asked Gregory two questions about the American scene.