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George Pell still considering High Court appeal

No decision has yet been made on whether Cardinal George Pell will appeal his child sexual abuse convictions to the High Court, a spokeswoman for the cleric says, despite reports to the contrary.

The one man who could save George Pell from prison

A “genius” appeal judge who was the sole dissenter in the decision to reject Cardinal George Pell’s bid for freedom could be his last remaining hope.

Cardinal George Pell will likely lose the Order of Australia he received from Governor-General Michael Michael Jeffrey in 2005. Photo: AAP/Alan Porritt

Pell to be stripped of Order of Australia

Catholic Cardinal George Pell will be stripped of his Order of Australia after losing an appeal against his child sex abuse conviction.

George Pell looks to High Court as his appeal is rejected

Cardinal George Pell has lost his appeal and will remain in jail after his bid to quash his shock conviction for sexually abusing two choirboys was rejected today.

Priests won't reveal confession, even of abuse: Vatican

The Vatican has reaffirmed the Catholic teaching that priests cannot reveal what they learn in confession, in an apparent response to moves in Australia and elsewhere to force them to do so in cases of sexual abuse.

George Pell appeal court told victim was "credible, reliable"

Evidence from George Pell’s surviving sexual assault victim was so moving it relieved any doubt the jury had about his reliability or credibility, prosecutors say.

Appeal court told "impossible" for George Pell to have abused boys

Cardinal and sex offender George Pell’s bid for freedom will continue today, as prosecutors defend a jury’s decision to convict him for sexually abusing two teenage choirboys in Melbourne in the 1990s.

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