Victims of child sexual abuse within the Ballarat Diocese are flying to Italy, to watch Cardinal George Pell give his evidence from a hotel in Rome.
After another week of harrowing evidence, victims and their supporters hope they'll get more answers from Australia's most senior Catholic.
Two of Anthony and Chrissie Foster's daughters were abused by convicted paedophile Father Kevin O'Donnell in the 1980s and 1990s.
The couple is now heading to Rome seeking answers from Cardinal George Pell.
Mr Foster says it's important to be in the same room as the Cardinal when he gives his evidence.
"Looking forward to representing all those victims who can't be there, because he didn't come here. We feel it's very important."
The 74 year-old Cardinal and his doctor say he is too sick to travel to Australia to testify in person to the Child Abuse Royal Commission.
The Commission has accepted he can give his evidence via video-link and has since found a venue in Rome, allowing survivors of clergy abuse to attend.
Mr Foster hopes their presence will have an impact.
"We want to hear the truth. He's worked his way right up the hierarchy, right up to the top of the Catholic Church. So we really want to hear the truth about what happened. And it's about time we saw some action out of the Catholic Church, so maybe hearing the whole truth from him, we might actually see some action."
As well as survivors and their supporters, media are allowed in the Roman hotel during Cardinal Pell's evidence, however they're not permitted to film him.
Chrissie Foster says the group is anxious about the journey.
"Cardinal Pell's secretary has invited all Pell's supporters to go to the hearing as well, so I don't know what to expect from that."
Cardinal Pell was born and educated within the Ballarat Diocese and was a priest there during the 1970s and 80s.
Over that period, dozens of boys were sexually abused and the Catholic Church is accused of widespread cover-ups.
This week's hearings in Ballarat have revealed senior figures in the Diocese admitted they had the religious institution's interests foremost in their mind.
George Pell maintains he knew nothing about the abuse and says he is willing to meet the survivors travelling to Rome.
Mr Foster is looking forward to that opportunity.
"We've always maintained that we would have dialogue with them wherever we can. We certainly are keen to talk to the Church and try and achieve true justice for victims, and we can only do that by talking with them."
Cardinal Pell's evidence begins on Sunday evening in Rome; 8 o'clock Monday morning Eastern Daylight time.
