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Cardinal Pell's Vatican rival, Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu, allegedly sent €700,000 to Australia

Australian police drop Vatican money transfer probe

Australian police have said they are not conducting any further investigation into a transfer of monies from the Vatican to Australia, which Italian media had reported were made during the prosecution of former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell.

World • 23 Oct 20

Former Vatican treasurer George Pell pictured arriving at his residence in Rome last month

Australian police probe Vatican funds transfer claim

Australian police are investigating reports of an alleged transfer of Vatican funds to Australia during the prosecution of former Vatican treasurer George Pell for child sex abuse and have referred the matter to an anti-corruption body.

World • 21 Oct 20

George Pell was acquitted and freed by Australia's High Court in April

Cardinal Pell 'returning to Rome' after rival ousted

Australian Cardinal George Pell was reportedly to return to Rome tomorrow for the first time since being acquitted of sexual abuse charges, just days after a known Vatican rival was ousted.

World • 28 Sep 20

Cardinal George Pell's conviction was overturned in April

Australian media face trial over Pell case reporting

Dozens of Australian journalists and publishers are set to face trial in November over coverage of ex-Vatican treasurer George Pell's child sex abuse conviction in 2018, facing charges that they breached an Australia-wide gag order in the case.

World • 26 May 20

George Pell was ordained into the priesthood in 1966

Timeline of Cardinal Pell's child sex abuse case

Timeline of the rise, fall and acquittal of the former Vatican treasurer George Pell who has been freed from prison after Australia's High Court quashed his convictions of sexually assaulting two choirboys in the 1990s.

World • 07 Apr 20

George Pell said that he held 'no ill will' towards his accuser (File pic)

Cardinal Pell leaves prison after unanimous acquittal

Australian Cardinal George Pell has walked free after winning a long-running battle to overturn his child sex abuse convictions.

World • 07 Apr 20

Cardinal George Pell is the most senior Catholic convicted of child sex abuse

Australian court to hear final appeal by George Pell

Australia's High Court has agreed to hear former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell's final appeal to overturn his conviction for sexually assaulting two teenage choirboys.

World • 12 Nov 19

George Pell's lawyers have filed an appeal in bid to have his conviction overturned

Ex-Vatican treasurer Pell seeks appeal over conviction

Lawyers for former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell filed an appeal to Australia's High Court in a final bid to overturn his conviction for sexually abusing two 13-year-old boys, the High Court said.

World • 17 Sep 19

George Pell arriving at the Supreme Court of Victoria to hear its ruling

Cardinal Pell loses child sex abuse conviction appeal

Convicted paedophile George Pell had his appeal against child sex abuse charges rejected by an Australian court.

World • 21 Aug 19

Robert Richter made the comments during the trial

Pell's lawyer sorry for comments during abuse trial

The defence lawyer for Australian Cardinal George Pell, a former top Vatican official now in custody pending sentencing for sexually abusing 13-year-old boys, apologised for controversial comments he made about the assault.

World • 28 Feb 19

Cardinal George Pell faces charges related to sexual abuse in Australia

Pope removes two cardinals from group of close advisers

Pope Francis has removed two cardinals who have been hit by scandals from his group of close advisers, the Vatican said.

World • 13 Dec 18

A spokesperson for Cardinal Pell said he would not make any comment

Senior cardinal back in Australia to face abuse charges

Vatican finance chief Cardinal George Pell arrived back in Australia this morning ahead of a court appearance later this month over historical sex abuse charges.

Vatican • 10 Jul 17

Since the election of Pope Francis, the Vatican has enacted major reforms to bring it into line with international accounting standards

Vatican suspends external PwC audit of finances

The Vatican has suspended an external audit of its finances, a decision sources said was taken to determine if there were irregularities in the contract.

World • 22 Apr 16

George Pell was handpicked by Pope Francis to be head of a new Vatican finance ministry

Top Vatican figure in row over abuse comments

Australia's leading Catholic cleric George Pell, a top Vatican official, has come under fire after drawing an analogy between the church's response to child abuse and a trucking company.

News • 22 Aug 14

Cardinal George Pell believes the problem of sexual abuse in his church has been 'exaggerated'

Australian cardinal ashamed over abuse scandal

The head of the Catholic Church in Australia, George Pell, has acknowledged the "shame" of child sex abuse among the clergy and welcomed a sweeping inquiry.

News • 13 Nov 12

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