Following the decision of a panel of Australian judges to uphold the conviction of Cardinal George Pell for sexually assaulting two choirboys in the 1990s, the Vatican clarified Aug. 21 that the church investigation into Pell's conduct is on hold until the prelate exhausts his expected final appeal.
A panel of Australian judges has upheld the conviction of Cardinal George Pell for sexually assaulting two choirboys in the 1990s, ordering the Vatican's former number-three official to continue serving a six-year prison term.
Francis Chronicles: Popular movements can spark the change needed to ensure a future that is no longer in the hands of elites and powerful people, but includes the poor who have the inalienable right to a life of dignity, Pope Francis said.
