John L. Allen, Jr. is the Senior Correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter and author of, "The Global War on Christians: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Anti-Christian Persecution."

Allen tells us why the current Pope is rising in popularity. He adopted a tough new anti-money-laundering law and discusses its impact.

Allen believes Christianity is the most persecuted religion in the world. He gives some representative examples of the kinds of suffering Christians around the world endure and common myths about the global war on Christians.

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