Australia's most senior Catholic, Cardinal George Pell dies suddenly

***Cardinal George Pell has died aged 81 in Rome, a week after mourning in St Peter's beside the body of Pope Emeritus Benedict*** Cardinal George Pell, the Archbishop of Sydney presides over Easter Sunday Solemn High Mass at Saint Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, Sunday, April 24, 2011. A huge crowd attended the Sunday mass. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING Source: AAP / DEAN LEWINS/AAPIMAGE

Cardinal George Pell has died in Vatican City from heart complications following hip surgery.

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Published 11 January 2023 4:28pm

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Cardinal George Pell has died in Vatican City from heart complications following hip surgery.

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