VATICAN CITY
Reuters
October 7, 2017
A delegation of top Australian bishops held meetings at the Vatican this week to discuss topics including the “restoration of trust” in the country where its senior Catholic Church figure is facing allegations of historical sexual offences.
The Vatican disclosed the meetings in a statement on Saturday, a day after Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican’s economy minister, attended a hearing in Melbourne over the allegations.
Pell, who has denied all accusations against him, has taken a leave of absence from his Vatican post to defend himself in his native Australia.
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