inside storyWorldWes and Caitlin Robinson didn’t believe Vincent would survive after receiving an astonishing 52 minutes of CPR. But they credit the late George Pell with interceding to save their baby after he nearly drowned in their hot tub.
EXCLUSIVENationThe recovery of a boy who stopped breathing for 52 minutes after falling into a swimming pool is being credited by senior Catholic clergy to the intercession of the late cardinal.
catholic scandalWorldLibero Milone, who worked closely with the late Cardinal George Pell in uncovering huge fraud in the Vatican, was told to drop ‘indecent’ evidence of misconduct by high-ranking officials.
EXCLUSIVEMediaDespite the public statement of intent from the ABC/The Monthly to publish the Pell material again, the Department of Social Services has decided no further action will be taken.
MEDIAMediaThe ABC took several days to remove an online article about George Pell – written by Louise Milligan – even though the national broadcaster was told by the Albanese government that it may have committed a criminal act by publishing it.
Court hearingMediaNews stories on the late Cardinal George Pell have been removed from the websites of the ABC and The Monthly amid concerns they could compromise an upcoming court hearing.
UPDATEDNewsWireOne of Australia’s highest-ranking Catholics to face prosecution over historical sexual abuse is facing additional charges.
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Vatican plot thickensNationGeorge Pell told a Vatican Tribunal that Cardinal Angelo Becciu sent him a message to say that $2.3m sent from the Holy See to Australia was “none of my business but was known to the Holy Father”.
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VATICANNationAngelo Becciu, convicted of embezzlement, fraud and abuse of office, claims George Pell personally authorised the transfer of $2.3m to Australia during his trial on historical abuse.
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EditorialBishop Bychok’s experience in four countries will serve him well.
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EXCLUSIVENationA new book by one of Italy’s most respected Vatican journalists includes revelations about the late Cardinal Pell and the power battles that stymied efforts to reform the Holy See’s finances.
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Vatican scandalWorldExtraordinary new revelations show how George Pell helped quietly claim another scalp in the Vatican corruption scandal.
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There have been so many scandals involving the Vatican of late that a lot of people are confused about all this and whatever link there is to George Pell’s persecution.
exclusiveNationGeorge Pell’s family has no complaints about his medical treatment in Rome’s Salvator Mundi Hospital and the autopsy report of his death.
Paola Totaro and Tess Livingstone EXCLUSIVEWorldLibero Milone, the only man left alive of the high-powered trio who launched Pope Francis’s reforms of the Holy See’s corrupt financial systems, reveals he made a heartfelt vow to George Pell while paying final respects at his coffin in Rome.
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EXCLUSIVENationOne of the nation’s top legal minds, who previously represented George Pell, will run Patrick Stephenson’s defence.
ObituaryThe late George Pell described James Power’s university as ‘a bright example of political incorrectness … dedicated to the study of Western Civilisation’.
THE UNKINDEST CUTColumnistsBefore either the ailing Pope or your columnist dies, it seems timely to return to a lifelong interest of mine.
Following the Lawyer X and George Pell debacles, many in the legal fraternity have completely lost faith in Victoria’s criminal justice system.
EXCLUSIVENationGeorge Pell left hundreds of thousands dollars in cash and shares in a will signed two months after it emerged he was under police investigation for child sexual abuse.
EXCLUSIVENationPeter Kidd, who assumed national prominence when he presided over George Pell’s sexual assault trial, has become a victim of street crime after thieves stole his taxpayer-funded car.
end of the roadWorldLibero Milone, who investigated financial irregularities with George Pell, has lost his unfair dismissal case.
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EXCLUSIVELegal AffairsAustralia’s leading Catholic cleric has declared that the late cardinal George Pell’s wrongful conviction and imprisonment was a result of ‘the corrupt Victorian legal system’.
LAST POSTLettersBritain’s Daily Telegraph has a different story, revealing: ‘How a Scot became Queen of Denmark’.
From George Pell to #MeToo, the seeds were sown of a harvest of activist outrage that swept through 2023.
ANALYSISGeorge Pell believed the Vatican was being robbed blind and that he was the target of corrupt forces. Did Angelo Becciu adversely influence the trial of his nemesis?
analysisNationThe guilty verdict of Cardinal Angelo Becciu in a Vatican City courtroom came on an auspicious day – the 57th anniversary of the ordination of George Pell to the priesthood in St Peter’s Basilica in Rome.
CATHOLIC CHURCHWorldCardinal Angelo Becciu – once himself a papal contender and later, nemesis of the late Cardinal George Pell – is the most senior Holy See official to be sent to prison for financial crimes.
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Vatican court caseWorldThe late George Pell had long claimed that Cardinal Angelo Becciu was thwarting reform of the Vatican moneys. On Saturday the Sardinian was sentenced to five years jail.
vatican corruptionWorldThe pontiff has urged Holy See officials in charge of financial reform and compliance to show ‘courage’ and ‘absolute transparency’ in the face of wrongdoing and corruption.
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