Cardinal George Pell was aware of child sexual abuse by Catholic clergy in Australia as far back as the 1970s and failed to seek the removal of accused priests, according to parts of a top-level inquiry released on Thursday. The Royal Commission report was handed down in 2017 but pages relating to Mr Pell's conduct were... read full story
Photo: FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2019, file photo, Cardinal George Pell arrives at the County Court in Melbourne, Australia. Pell, the most senior Catholic to be found guilty of sexually abusing children, has lodged an appeal in Australia’s highest court against his convictions for molesting two choirboys in a cathedral more than two decades ago. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill, File)