Cardinal Pell applauds pope’s actions against Cardinal Becciu

The sudden resignation of Cardinal Angelo Becciu as prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes due to alleged embezzlement was viewed as a vindication of previous attempts to clean house by Australian Cardinal George Pell, former prefect of the Vatican Secretariat for the Economy. “The Holy Father was elected to clean up Vatican finances. He plays a long game... Read More

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July 18, 2020

Cardinal Pell, describing prison, says he knew ‘the Lord was with me’

Australian Cardinal George Pell, 79, a former senior adviser to Pope Francis, has broken his silence two months after the country’s High Court overturned his conviction for sexual abuse of two teens. ‘From the first night, I always had a breviary (even if it was out of season), and I received Holy Communion each week,’... Read More

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June 27, 2020

Ignatius Press to publish cardinal’s prison journal to help with legal costs

Ignatius Press will be publishing Australian Cardinal George Pell’s prison journal and it is also appealing for donations it will give the cardinal for outstanding legal expenses incurred in defending himself against allegations of the sexual abuse of minors. Jesuit Fr Joseph Fessio, editor of the US-based Ignatius Press, said, ‘I’ve already read the first... Read More

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April 15, 2020

Cardinal Pell: Prayers and knowledge of innocence sustained him in prison

Cardinal George Pell, whose conviction on five counts of sexual abuse was overturned by Australia’s highest court, said in in his first television interview his knowledge that he was innocent and the prayers of thousands of people helped him during his 405 days in prison. The cardinal spoke to Andrew Bolt of Sky News Australia... Read More

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April 7, 2020

Cardinal Pell released from prison after court overturns conviction

Cardinal George Pell has been released from prison after 405 days behind bars after the seven judges of the High Court of Australia unanimously overturned the original December 2018 jury verdict that found him guilty on five counts of molesting two 13-year-old choirboys in 1996. The court’s decision, read on 7th April, concluded there was... Read More

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April 3, 2020

Australian High Court to announce decision on Cardinal Pell’s appeal

Australian Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic cleric convicted of child sexual abuse charges, will learn the fate of his final appeal to the country’s High Court on 7th April. The decision will be announced less than a month after a two-day hearing by the seven-judge court, led by Chief Justice Susan Kiefel, in... Read More

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September 17, 2019

Pell files High Court appeal against child sex abuse convictions

The most senior Catholic to be found guilty of sexually abusing children has lodged an appeal in Australia’s highest court against his convictions for molesting two choirboys in a cathedral more than two decades ago. The High Court registry confirmed that Cardinal George Pell had lodged a 12-page application for the seven judges to consider... Read More

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August 21, 2019

Appeals court upholds Cardinal Pell conviction on abuse charges

An Australian appeals court upheld the conviction of Cardinal George Pell on five counts of sexually assaulting two choirboys more than two decades ago. A three-judge panel of the Appeals Division of the Supreme Court of Victoria announced its decision today in Melbourne. Chief Justice Anne Ferguson read the decision during a 30-minute hearing. She... Read More

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March 13, 2019

Cardinal Pell’s victim questions six-year jail sentence, fears appeal

A man Cardinal George Pell was convicted of sexually assaulting said he is finding it hard to “take comfort” in the cardinal’s six-year jail sentence because a request to appeal the conviction is due to be heard on 5th June. The father of the other victim, now deceased, expressed his disappointment with the sentence, which... Read More

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March 13, 2019

Judge sentences Cardinal Pell to six years in prison on abuse charges

Cardinal George Pell, 77, was sentenced to six years in prison on 13th March, just over two weeks after a Melbourne court allowed the publication of news that he had been found guilty of sexually abusing two boys. Cardinal Pell, who continues to maintain his innocence, will try to appeal the verdict. The court has... Read More

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Cardinal Pell released from prison after court overturns conviction

Australian High Court to announce decision on Cardinal Pell’s appeal

Pell files High Court appeal against child sex abuse convictions

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