Cardinal George Pell
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Cardinal Pell arrives in Rome as financial scandal casts shadow over Vatican
Cardinal George Pell arrived in Rome Wednesday as financial scandals continue to cast a shadow over the Vatican. Read more
Cardinal Pell to return to Rome this week
Cardinal George Pell is set to return to Rome on Tuesday, his first time back in the Vatican since 2017,... Read more
Cardinal Pell thanks Pope Francis after Cardinal Becciu resigns
Cardinal George Pell thanked Pope Francis Friday following the dramatic resignation of Vatican Cardinal Angelo Becciu. Read more
Cardinal Pell speaks on maintaining hope in prison, Vatican finances
Cardinal George Pell, who was acquitted this year after becoming the highest-ranking Catholic cleric ever to be convicted of sexual... Read more
Cardinal Pell to speak at virtual Napa Institute conference
The Napa Institute has announced an online schedule for its annual conference in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The... Read more
Pell: Church’s mission ‘no justification’ for financial inefficiency or corruption
Cardinal George Pell has said that the Church’s spiritual mission is no excuse for bad management, and that financial corruption... Read more
Cardinal Pell's prison journal will be 'spiritual classic,' publisher says
The publisher of the prison diary of Cardinal George Pell said the text reveals the courage, conviction, and Christian charity... Read more
Cardinal Pell: Gospel ‘helped me to survive’ in prison
Cardinal George Pell told a group of Australian students that his Christian faith helped him persevere through his time in... Read more
Australian journalists face court date over Pell trial coverage
A judge in the Australian state of Victoria has proposed a trial date to prosecute journalists and media outlets for... Read more
Cardinal Pell 'surprised' by Royal Commission findings
Cardinal George Pell has expressed his “surprise” at newly released findings of an Australian investigation, which concluded that the cardinal... Read more
'The culture wars are real,' Cardinal Pell says in new interview
Cardinal George Pell has said culture wars and anti-Catholic sentiment could have played a part in the decision of Victoria... Read more
Cardinal Pell’s Easter message: ‘We can redeem our suffering by joining it to His’
Cardinal George Pell said Friday that suffering can be offered to God for good, and that Christians see Christ in... Read more
Melbourne cathedral vandalized after Cardinal Pell acquittal
St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Melbourne was vandalized overnight Wednesday, hours after Cardinal George Pell was acquitted by Australia's High Court... Read more
‘Prayer has been the great source of strength to me’: Cardinal Pell looks forward to Easter
In an exclusive interview with CNA on the day of his release from prison, Cardinal George Pell spoke about his... Read more
Holy See responds to High Court’s acquittal of Cardinal Pell
The Vatican has welcomed the Australian High Court’s decision to quash Cardinal George Pell’s sexual abuse conviction. Read more
Pope Francis prays for the unjustly condemned after Pell conviction overturned
Pope Francis prayed at Mass Tuesday for all those who have been persecuted by an unjust sentence, offering the prayer... Read more
Archbishop Fisher welcomes acquittal of Cardinal Pell
Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney has welcomed the acquittal of Cardinal George Pell by Australia’s High Court. Read more
Analysis: Freed from prison, will Cardinal Pell now face Vatican trial?
While Pell’s criminal trials in Australia are now at an end, the same accusations must now be addressed by the... Read more
'The only basis for justice is truth' - With conviction overturned, Cardinal Pell speaks
After his conviction for child sexual abuse was overturned Tuesday by Australia’s High Court, Cardinal George Pell has released a... Read more
Cardinal George Pell's abuse convictions overturned by Australia's High Court
After an ordeal that began nearly four years ago, and more than 13 months of imprisonment, Cardinal George Pell is... Read more
