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Trevor Marshallsea — Associated Press
Articles by Trevor Marshallsea — Associated Press
In this Feb. 26, 2019, file photo, Cardinal George Pell arrives at the County Court in Melbourne, Australia. An Australian court spokesman says Pell will not fight for a reduced jail sentence if he fails in his appeal of his conviction for molesting two choirboys in the 1990s. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill, File)
Politics & SocietyNews
Australia’s Cardinal Pell won’t fight sentence if he loses appeal
Trevor Marshallsea — Associated Press
Cardinal Pell will appeal his conviction next month. His lawyers have filed an application arguing it should be overturned on three grounds.
Politics & SocietyNews
Australia Prime Minister to make national apology to victims of sexual abuse
Trevor Marshallsea — Associated Press
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will deliver a national apology to child sex abuse victims, as part of the government's response to a long-running inquiry that heard allegations against government and private institutions and prominent individuals in five years of hearings.
Cardinal George Pell meets the media, at the Vatican. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)
FaithNews
Cardinal Pell faces charges of sex abuse—and angry protesters—at court in Australia
Trevor Marshallsea — Associated Press

SYDNEY (AP) — Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic official to face sex offense charges, was jeered by protesters as he made a court appearance in his native Australia on Friday in a case that has rocked the Vatican and placed scrutiny on the pope's stance against abusive clergy.

Australia's highest-ranking Catholic and Pope Francis' top financial adviser, Pell entered the Melbourne Magistrates Court flanked by police and media as a small group of placard-waving protesters yelled from the sidewalk. He did not react to the hecklers.