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 … World • 23 Oct 20
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 … World • 21 Oct 20
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 … World • 28 Sep 20
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 … World • 26 May 20
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 … World • 07 Apr 20
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
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
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 … World • 17 Sep 19
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
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 … World • 28 Feb 19
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
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
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
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 … News • 22 Aug 14
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 … News • 13 Nov 12