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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.

No decision yet on where to imprison George Pell

The jail where convicted child sex offender George Pell will serve out his six-year sentence is yet to be decided.

George Pell will serve three years eight months in prison before being eligible for parole. Photo: supplied

George Pell sentenced to six years in prison for child abuse

George Pell, Australia’s most senior Catholic, has been sentenced to six years jail for sexually abusing two choirboys while he was the Archbishop of Melbourne in the late 1990s.

Man to sue Pell over alleged 1970s sex abuse

A man who says he was molested by George Pell when he was a boy in the 1970s will file a lawsuit against the disgraced cardinal in the Supreme Court in Melbourne, the Herald Sun reports.

Catholic religious orders apologise for inaction on abuse

Catholic religious orders around the world have apologised for failing to respond when their priests raped children, acknowledging their family-like communities blinded them to sexual abuse and led to misplaced loyalties.

Catholic leaders name hundreds 'credibly accused' of abuse

Catholic leaders in Texas have identified 286 priests and others accused of sexually abusing children, one of the largest lists of names to be released since an explosive grand jury report last year in Pennsylvania.