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Reports of Pell guilty verdict emerge, despite gag order
Cardinal George Pell has been convicted by an Australian court on charges of sexual abuse of minors, according to media... Read more
Court to consider request for media gag order in Cardinal Pell trial
An Australian court will determine Wednesday whether to accept a request by prosecutors for a “super injunction” against all media... Read more
Facing criminal trial, Pell will remain on leave of absence from Vatican position
Cardinal George Pell will remain on a leave of absence from his Vatican position as he faces charges of “historic... Read more
Cardinal Pell's lawyer argues no grounds for trial as hearing ends
As Cardinal George Pell’s pre-trial hearing closes, his lawyer told an Australian court Tuesday that the charges being brought against... Read more
Cardinal Pell's court hearing weighs evidence for abuse allegations
A hearing will that will decide whether Cardinal George Pell will go on trial for alleged abuse came to a... Read more
Australian court hears further testimony in Cardinal Pell abuse hearing
New accusations were brought forward and others were dropped this week, during a pre-trial hearing in an Australian court regarding... Read more
Alleged abuse victims testify against Cardinal Pell at Australian court hearing
Alleged victims of abuse of Cardinal George Pell gave testimonies this week during a hearing in an Australian court which... Read more
Cardinal Pell begins hearing in Australia over abuse charges
Cardinal George Pell, prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy, arrived at a Melbourne court Monday to begin the first... Read more
Key abuse charge against Cardinal Pell withdrawn
On Friday, an Australian prosecutor withdrew a charge of abuse against Cardinal George Pell, who is currently undergoing a trial... Read more
Court likely to withdraw charge of key accuser in Cardinal Pell abuse case
The Melbourne Magistrates Court heard Wednesday that a charge related to a key witness in the case against Cardinal George... Read more
Cardinal Pell accuser dies before sexual abuse trial begins
The legal case against Cardinal George Pell of Australia has taken an unexpected turn, after the death of Damian Dignan,... Read more
Cardinal Pell will plead not guilty to abuse charges in Australia
In a brief hearing in a court in Melbourne Wednesday morning, Cardinal George Pell said he will be pleading not... Read more
Cardinal Pell to take leave while facing abuse charges in Australia
After Australian police announced that they have charged him on multiple counts of sexual abuse, Cardinal George Pell has maintained... Read more
Australian police charge top Vatican official with sexual abuse
After years of fighting allegations of sexual abuse and negligence in handling abuse cases, Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican's top... Read more
Cardinal Pell's office dismisses attacks as opposition to reform
In reaction to a new book claiming that Pope Francis has in fact done little to combat clerical sex abuse,... Read more
Let's not rush to judge Cardinal Pell, Pope Francis says
In response to news that Australian authorities are investigating multiple allegations of child abuse leveled against Cardinal George Pell, Pope... Read more
Cardinal Pell shares emotional meeting with abuse survivors
Cardinal George Pell and a dozen survivors of clerical sex abuse met in Rome on Thursday, where they shared an... Read more
As abuse hearing ends, Cardinal Pell says he 'should have done more'
Speaking to an Australian committee investigating institutional responses to child sex abuse cases, Cardinal George Pell has expressed his regret... Read more
Cardinal Pell: I was not a part of Church's 'indefensible' cover up
On the first day of his video testimony to Australia's Royal Commission investigating institutional responses to child sex abuse cases,... Read more
Cardinal Pell strikes back at allegations of child abuse
On Friday Cardinal George Pell forcefully denied an alleged police investigation's claim of “multiple offenses” of child sexual abuse, calling... Read more
