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Update: Australian High Court to hear arguments in Cardinal Pell’s case
By Michael Sainsbury SYDNEY (CNS) — 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. High Court Justices Michelle Gordon and James Edelman announced Nov. 13 that they referred the cardinal’s …
Cardinal Pell appeals abuse convictions to Australian High Court
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By SYDNEY (CNS) — Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic cleric to be convicted of child sexual abuse offenses, has lodged an application with Australia’s High Court to appeal his guilty verdict. The application to the country’s highest court is Cardinal Pell’s last avenue of …
Appeals court upholds Cardinal Pell conviction on abuse charges
IMAGE: CNS photo/Mark Dadswell, Reuters By MELBOURNE, Australia (CNS) — 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 …
Cardinal Pell returns to prison to await ruling on appeal
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By MELBOURNE, Australia (CNS) — Cardinal George Pell was taken back to prison June 6 at the end of a two-day hearing on his appeal of his conviction on five counts of child sexual abuse. A three-judge panel from the Appeals Division of the Supreme Court …
Judge sentences Cardinal Pell to six years in prison on abuse charges
IMAGE: CNS photo/Erik Anderson, Reuters By MELBOURNE, Australia (CNS) — Cardinal George Pell, 77, was sentenced to six years in prison March 13, 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 …
Update: Vatican announces canonical investigation of Cardinal Pell
IMAGE: CNS photo/Daniel Pockett, AAP images via Reuters By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The day Australian Cardinal George Pell was jailed in Melbourne after being found guilty of child sexual abuse, the Vatican announced his case would be investigated by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. …
Update: Cardinal Pell convicted on five counts; verdict will be appealed
IMAGE: CNS photo/Erik Anderson, AAP images via Reuters By MELBOURNE, Australia (CNS) — An Australian court found Cardinal George Pell guilty on five charges related to the sexual abuse of two 13-year-old boys; sentencing is expected in early March, but the cardinal’s lawyer already has announced plans to appeal the …
Council of Cardinals expresses ‘full solidarity’ with pope
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Members of Pope Francis’ international Council of Cardinals expressed “full solidarity” with him in the midst of questions about his handling of the clerical sexual abuse scandal and said the Vatican is planning a response to allegations made against …
Cardinal hopes church’s history of survival in Iraq will help its future
IMAGE: CNS photo/Robert Duncan By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — To understand the current situation in Iraq — the evolving and complex conflicts there, and the fear and resilience of its Christians — one has to understand its past, which is often ignored or unknown in the West, said …
Cardinal Pell, professing innocence, will face charges in Australia
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Proclaiming his innocence after being charged with sexual abuse, Australian Cardinal George Pell said, “I’m looking forward finally to having my day in court.” “I’m innocent of these charges. They are false. The whole idea of sexual abuse is abhorrent …