Thursday, January 12, 2023

Cardinal George Pell Dies at the Age of 81; Australian Cardinal Was a Top Church Cleric

 One of the Catholic Church's most towering figures, Australian Cardinal George Pell, who was acquitted of historical child sexual abuse and was once a top aide to Pope Francis's financial reform efforts, died yesterday (January 11, 2023)in Rome due to a complication after a routine surgery, the Crux website reports. 


Sources told Crux that Pell suffered complications following a minor procedure at Salvator Mundi  hospital in Rome, and passed away shortly after 9 p.m. local time. He was 81years old.


Pell will be flown back to Australia following his Vatican funeral, and will be buried in St. Mary's Cathedral in Sydney, where he served as archbishop for 13 years before moving to the Vatican. 

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