in 2018 george pell was convicted of sexually abusing two choirboys in the 1990s. he was sent to prison in 2019 and spentjust over a year there before his convictions were quashed in 2020. he was freed from prison in april that year and had returned to rome, but he wasn t employed by the vatican when he did. you have outlined the vatican when he did. you have outlined the sort vatican when he did. you have outlined the sort of vatican when he did. you have outlined the sort of influence l outlined the sort of influence that he has had in australia. what is the reaction likely to be there regarding his death? i think the short answer is complicated and mixed. i remember when we were covering the hearing into his appeal being outside the high court in canberra and a number of his supporters were out there. they were carrying placards supporting him, they were carrying his pictures. and he had always maintained his innocence. we actually got reaction from the archbishop of
fierce fighting in the eastern ukrainian town of soledar. ukranian forces battle to keep the russian mercenary wagner group back. cardinal george pell, the australian former vatican treasurer, who was found guilty of sexual abuse before his conviction was quoshed, has died. the stars are returning to the golden globes, but what will the hollywood awards show look like after the row over racism in its membership? live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. we start in california where at least 17 people are now known to have died from heavy flooding in the state. nearly 50,000 people have been ordered to evacuate amid fears of landslides.
welcome to bbc news, i m monika plaha. our top stories: torrential rains continue in california, where storms have now killed 17 people. new climate data suggests 20.22 was the fifth hottest year on record, with europe and the polar regions hardest hit by global warming. fierce fighting in the eastern ukrainian town of soledar. ukranian forces battle to keep the russian mercenary wagner group back. cardinal george pell, the australian former vatican treasurer who was found guilty of sexual abuse before his conviction was quashed, has died. and at the golden globes, an award winning performance from colin farrell.
welcome to bbc news, i m monika plaha. our top stories: torrential rains continue in california, where storms have now killed 17 people. new climate data suggests 20.22 was the fifth hottest year on record, with europe and the polar regions hardest hit by global warming. fierce fighting in the eastern ukrainian town of soledar. ukranian forces battle to keep the russian mercenary wagner group back. cardinal george pell, the australian former vatican treasurer who was found guilty of sexual abuse before his conviction was quashed, has died. and at the golden globes, an award winning performance from colin farrell.