Vatican welcomes Cardinal Pell acquittal; says he waited for the truth
Vatican CityReuters The Vatican on Tuesday welcomed Cardinal George Pell’s acquittal by Australia’s highest court on charges of sexual abuse, praising him for having “waited for the truth to be ascertained”. In its first official reaction, a statement said the Vatican had always had confidence in Australian judicial authorities and reaffirmed the Holy See’s “commitment […]
After Pell sentence, Pope prays for those suffering “unjust sentences”
Vatican CityReuters Pope Francis, speaking just a few hours after Australia’s highest court acquitted Cardinal George Pell of sexually assaulting two choirboys, on Tuesday offered his morning Mass for those who suffer from unjust sentences. The court quashed convictions that Pell sexually assaulted the two teenagers in the 1990s and allowed the 78-year-old former Vatican […]
Updated: Ex-Vatican treasurer Pell leaves Australian jail after sex offences acquittal
Last updated 6pmMelbourne, AustraliaReuters Australia’s highest court on Tuesday acquitted former Vatican treasurer George Pell of sexually assaulting two teenaged choirboys in the 1990s, allowing the 78-year-old cardinal to walk free from jail. The High Court ordered Pell’s convictions be quashed and verdicts of acquittal be entered in their place, ending the most high profile […]
Australian court to rule on ex-Vatican treasurer’s sex offences appeal on 7th April
Melbourne, AustraliaReuters Ex-Vatican treasurer George Pell will learn on 7th April whether he can walk free from jail, when Australia’s highest court hands down its judgement on his appeal against historical child sex offences. The decision will likely bring to an end the long-running prosecution of the cardinal for sexually assaulting two teenaged choirboys in […]
Australian court defers sex offence appeal by ex-Vatican treasurer Pell
Canberra, AustraliaReuters Australia’s highest court on Thursday deferred ruling on an appeal to overturn the conviction of former Vatican treasurer George Pell for sexually assaulting two teenaged choirboys in the 1990s. After two days of legal arguments, the High Court of Australia said it was still considering whether to allow the appeal, the last avenue […]
Australian court hears final appeal by ex-Vatican treasurer Pell
Canberra, AustraliaReuters Australia’s highest court began hearing the final bid on Wednesday by former Vatican treasurer George Pell to overturn his conviction for sexually assaulting two teenaged choirboys in the 1990s when he was Archbishop of Melbourne. Cardinal Pell, 78, began serving a six-year prison sentence a year ago, becoming the highest ranking Catholic clergyman […]
Australian court to hear ex-Vatican treasurer’s final appeal on sex offences
Melbourne, AustraliaReuters Australia’s highest court will hear a final bid on 11th March by former Vatican treasurer George Pell to overturn his conviction for sexually assaulting two teenaged choir boys in the 1990s when he was Archbishop of Melbourne. Pell, 78, is in jail serving a six-year sentence which began a year ago after he […]
ESSAY: HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA RULES INDIGENOUS PEOPLE CANNOT BE DEPORTED AS ALIENS – BUT THE FIGHT FOR LEGAL RECOGNITION REMAINS
In an article first published on The Conversation, KATE GALLOWAY and MELISSA CASTAN, associate professors of law at two Australian universities, respond to this week’s High Court of Australia ruling…
Australian High Court rules Indigenous people can’t be deported
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia’s highest court on Tuesday ruled two Indigenous men cannot be deported even though they were born overseas and never applied for citizenship, in a landmark ruling for the country’s first inhabitants. Australia’s conservative government has in recent months moved to deport hundreds of foreigners convicted of crimes as part of an immigration […]
Pope names new economic chief to succeed disgraced cardinal
Vatican CityReuters Pope Francis on Thursday named the Vatican’s new economy minister to succeed Cardinal George Pell, who is appealing a conviction in his native Australia for sexually assaulting two teenaged choir boys. The post, formally known as Prefect for the Secretariat of the Economy, has been vacant since Pell took leave of absence in […]