The Funeral Of Cardinal George Pell Takes Place At St Peter's Basilica In The Vatican

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - JANUARY 14: Pope Francis and the Cardinals pray by the coffin of Cardinal George Pell during his funeral mass at Altar of the Chair of St. Peter Basilica on January 14, 2023 in Vatican City, Vatican. Cardinal George Pell, a former senior Catholic Church official who was accused of sexual violence in Australia and then cleared, died on 10 January 2023 aged 81 years-old. George Pell, who served as the Vatican's Secretariat for the Economy and was then considered Pope Francis' right-hand man, was sentenced to six years in prison in 2019 for the rape and sexual assault of two altar boys in 1990s Melbourne. (Footage by Origlia Video/Getty Images)