Select Page

Category: Church in Asia/Oceania

Pell acquitted of abuse charges and will be released from Australian prison

NEW YORK — Australia’s highest court unanimously acquitted Cardinal George Pell of child abuse on Wednesday, marking a stunning turn of events for the 78-year-old prelate who had previously been the most senior Catholic official to be found guilty of sexual abuse. The decision to overturn his prior conviction comes

Read More

Australia’s highest court to rule on Pell’s appeal next week

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s highest court will deliver its ruling next week on whether to overturn the convictions of Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic convicted of child sex abuse. The 78-year-old Pell is one year into a six-year sentence for molesting two 13-year-old choirboys in Melbourne’s St. Patrick’s

Read More
Loading

Recent Comments

    Categories