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Thursday, October 29

Pope's warm Vatican welcome for Pell

Pope Francis has warmly welcomed Cardinal George Pell for a private audience at the Vatican after the cardinal’s sex abuse conviction and acquittal.

George Pell cites "manufactured obscurity" after High Court overturns child sex convictions

Cardinal George Pell has left Geelong’s Barwon Prison after the High Court today set him free, saying that “justice prevailed” and he felt no ill will towards the man who accused him of child sexual abuse.

Jaymes Todd followed and murdered Eurydice Dixon. Photo: AAP/David Crosling

Life sentence for Eurydice Dixon's killer

The man who raped and murdered aspiring Melbourne comedian Eurydice Dixon in an “evil” attack has been sentenced to life in prison, while her father has shown compassion for the killer.

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.

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.

George Pell appeal begins against child sex conviction

Disgraced cardinal George Pell believes there were more than a dozen solid obstacles that should have prevented his conviction for sexually abusing two teenage boys in the 1990s.