Cardinal George Pell

In the spotlight: papal trip to Congo and South Sudan, feast of St. Blaise, Cardinal Pell funeral

In the spotlight: Cardinal Pell’s funeral, Alabama tornado damage, the Great Blessing of Water

Cardinal Pell died of a heart attack Jan. 10 at a Rome hospital after undergoing hip surgery. He was 81. His burial was scheduled for Feb. 2 at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney, where he had served as archbishop before Pope Francis chose him as prefect of the Vatican Secretariat for the Economy.

The Royal Commission into Institutional Child Sexual Abuse published redacted sections of its 2017 report, and new findings said it did not believe some of the testimony given to it by Cardinal George Pell.

Cardinal George Pell was released after High Court of Australia unanimously overturned the original December 2018 jury verdict that found him guilty.

Cardinal George Pell’s last chance to have his conviction for the 1996 sexual assault of two 13-year-old choirboys overturned in Australia’s High Court continued into a second day, as he applies for “leave to appeal.”

CANBERRA, Australia (CNS) — Australia’s High Court has released the full set of submissions for Cardinal George Pell’s March 11 and 12 final appeal hearing against […]

The High Court of Australia has decided to give Cardinal George Pell, 78, a final chance to argue against his conviction on five counts of child sexual abuse.