The day after the veteran Rome-based journalist John Allen Jr died, on January 22nd, his widow and Crux colleague Elise Allen wrote that his real legacy was not his "legendary career", or his books, or even the way he rewrote the rules of Catholic journalism for a generation.
Rather, she wrote, "John’s greatest gift to the world was his big and generous heart. Everyone who was blessed enough to call themselves John’s friend bore witness to his gift for friendship, his limitless self-giving, and his insatiable desire to help and empower others whenever and however he could."
