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February 26, 2019
February 26, 2019
Alessandro Gisotti, interim Holy See press office director, confirmed Tuesday via Twitter that Cardinal George Pell is no longer prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy. Pell’s term as prefect was to have expired February 24. His resignation has not been noted in the bollettino, so it is believed his term lapsed and was not
February 26, 2019
Cardinal Pell has lodged an appeal against his conviction for sexual offences, his lawyers have said. In a statement issued after a court lifted reporting restrictions, the cardinal’s legal team said he has “always maintained his innocence and continues to do so.” “An appeal has been lodged against his conviction and he will await the
February 26, 2019
Anglican Archbishop Michael Jackson of Dublin said he was shocked after thieves broke into a church in the Irish capital, vandalizing the crypt and taking the head of an 800-year-old mummy known as “the Crusader.” The crypt was damaged and several of the mummies, including the 400-year-old remains of a nun, were desecrated in the
February 26, 2019
Prosecutors have abandoned a planned second trial against Australian Cardinal George Pell, who was convicted in December 2018 on five charges of the sexual abuse of minors. Pell is reported to be filing an immediate appeal against the December verdict. The cardinal is expected to be sentenced in the coming days – as soon as
February 26, 2019
Chinese authorities have reportedly blocked an app popular with underground Catholics. Brazil’s National Security Office has confirmed that its chief minister is concerned that the Amazon synod might touch on issues of “national sovereignty”. A Indian nun has said that a documentary’s victory at the Oscars is “good news for us who serve poor women
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