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Controversial Cardinal George Pell dies in Rome aged 81

Controversial Cardinal George Pell dies in Rome aged 81
Cardinal George Pell, former top Vatican official and the most senior Catholic official to be convicted of child sex abuse, has died at age 81, according to his private secretary. He was later acquitted of sexual abuse allegations when the ruling was overturned in 2020.