NPR: cardinal george pell https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=534901434 cardinal george pell en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 08:31:46 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: cardinal george pell https://www.npr.org/tags/534901434/cardinal-george-pell Australia's High Court Overturns Cardinal Pell's Child Sexual Abuse Conviction The former Vatican treasurer, who had been the highest-ranking Roman Catholic cleric ever found guilty of sexual abuse, was ordered released from prison, where he was serving a six-year sentence. Mon, 06 Apr 2020 21:16:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2020/04/06/828511647/australias-high-court-overturns-cardinal-pell-s-child-sexual-abuse-conviction https://www.npr.org/2020/04/06/828511647/australias-high-court-overturns-cardinal-pell-s-child-sexual-abuse-conviction

The former Vatican treasurer, who had been the highest-ranking Roman Catholic cleric ever found guilty of sexual abuse, was ordered released from prison, where he was serving a six-year sentence.

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]]> Barbara Campbell Australian Court Upholds Sex Abuse Verdicts Against Cardinal Pell The former archbishop of Sydney and high-ranking Vatican official was sentenced in March to six years in prison for abusing two 13-year-old choirboys in the 1990s. Wed, 21 Aug 2019 04:23:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2019/08/21/753001418/australian-court-upholds-sex-abuse-verdicts-against-cardinal-pell https://www.npr.org/2019/08/21/753001418/australian-court-upholds-sex-abuse-verdicts-against-cardinal-pell

The former archbishop of Sydney and high-ranking Vatican official was sentenced in March to six years in prison for abusing two 13-year-old choirboys in the 1990s.

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]]> Scott Neuman Cardinal George Pell, Former Vatican Official, Sentenced To 6 Years In Prison He had been convicted of sexually abusing two choir boys in Melbourne, Australia, two decades ago. He is 77 and will be eligible for parole in three years and eight months. Tue, 12 Mar 2019 20:23:06 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2019/03/12/702849627/cardinal-george-pell-former-vatican-official-sentenced-to-6-years-in-prison https://www.npr.org/2019/03/12/702849627/cardinal-george-pell-former-vatican-official-sentenced-to-6-years-in-prison He had been convicted of sexually abusing two choir boys in Melbourne, Australia, two decades ago. He is 77 and will be eligible for parole in three years and eight months.

]]> Vanessa Romo Journalists Who Reported On A Cardinal's Sex Abuse Verdict Could Face Jail Time More than 100 notices have been sent to reporters and media organizations for breaching a judge's suppression order in the trial of Australian Cardinal George Pell. Thu, 28 Feb 2019 18:42:58 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2019/02/28/698945641/journalists-who-reported-on-a-cardinals-sex-abuse-verdict-could-face-jail-time https://www.npr.org/2019/02/28/698945641/journalists-who-reported-on-a-cardinals-sex-abuse-verdict-could-face-jail-time More than 100 notices have been sent to reporters and media organizations for breaching a judge's suppression order in the trial of Australian Cardinal George Pell.

]]> Sasha Ingber Australian Cardinal George Pell Convicted Of Child Sex Abuse Once a top adviser to Pope Francis, Pell's conviction had been under seal in Australia pending a separate trial on other abuse charges. There will be no second trial, so the gag order has been lifted. Mon, 25 Feb 2019 23:28:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2019/02/25/698023578/australian-cardinal-george-pell-convicted-of-child-sex-abuse https://www.npr.org/2019/02/25/698023578/australian-cardinal-george-pell-convicted-of-child-sex-abuse

Once a top adviser to Pope Francis, Pell's conviction had been under seal in Australia pending a separate trial on other abuse charges. There will be no second trial, so the gag order has been lifted.

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]]> Richard Gonzales Cardinal George Pell To Face Sexual Assault Charges In Australia The former archbishop of Sydney, who is on leave from handling the Vatican's finances, is the highest-ranking Church official ever to face such charges. Pell denies the allegations. Tue, 01 May 2018 01:32:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/01/607281562/cardinal-george-pell-to-face-sexual-assault-charges-in-australia https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/01/607281562/cardinal-george-pell-to-face-sexual-assault-charges-in-australia

The former archbishop of Sydney, who is on leave from handling the Vatican's finances, is the highest-ranking Church official ever to face such charges. Pell denies the allegations.

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]]> Scott Neuman Vatican Cardinal Charged With 'Historic Sexual Offenses' In Australia Police in the state of Victoria announced charges against Cardinal George Pell, who was a priest there in the 1970s. Now the pope's finance chief, Pell said he looks forward to clearing his name. Thu, 29 Jun 2017 16:27:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/29/534898111/vatican-cardinal-charged-with-historic-sexual-offenses-in-australia https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/29/534898111/vatican-cardinal-charged-with-historic-sexual-offenses-in-australia Police in the state of Victoria announced charges against Cardinal George Pell, who was a priest there in the 1970s. Now the pope's finance chief, Pell said he looks forward to clearing his name.

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