however, he can only do that now, cardinal pell, from jail. on where a he remains a cardinal because technically it is up cardinal because technically it is up to the pope to force him to resign his total. no indication of him wanting to do that, and the vatican has said it wanted the full course of justice vatican has said it wanted the full course ofjustice to be run, indicating they were not fully accept the conviction until every single legal process has been followed. that has angered some campaigners, people thinking that is the wrong message. the message should need to look at victims and thinking about them rather than cardinal pell by the legal rights. it does suggest that this legal battle still have a few rounds to go. thank you so much, live in melbourne. the australian cardinal george pell behind bars, his bail revoked. now, our other top story. president donald trump and the north korean leader kim jong—un are within hours of meeting again, face to face. their second summit another attempt to secure the denuclearisation of north k

news live from berlin one of the catholic church's highest ranking clerics the australian cardinal george pell has been found guilty of sexually assaulting children. they'll. tell me there as he left court in melbourne it's a dramatic fall for the former vatican financial chief and close advisor to pope francis will get all the details from our correspondent also coming up. fears of an escalation as india confirms it has launched airstrikes on what it says are militant camps inside pakistani territory a spokesman says many have been killed. plus a surprise announcement in iran the country's foreign minister mohammad zarif tenders his resignation in the gears you did the twenty fifteen nuclear deal it is unclear why he's decided to leave his post. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for being with us australia's highest ranking catholic cleric the cardinal george pell has been convicted on five counts of child sex abuse according melbourne found pell guilty of assaulting two thirteen year old choir boys in the late one nine hundred ninety s. the verdict was handed down in december. the judge only t

now, cardinal pell has beenin prison term.process here for months, and for many months we couldn't talk about it, but now that that news has got out, people are reacting and talking about their relief, their sense of relief from many campaigners and survivors that the most high—ranking figure in the catholic church, someone who is not just of huge stature in australia but globally significant, has been held to account. and so i expect there will be many people wanting to come and see that sentencing take place. and this comes after the vatican held a landmark summit on clerical sexual abuse. yes, and i guess the timing is coincidental, although there was lots of discussion about how australia has responded to the history of clerical abuse and the many thousands of cases. now, at one stage george pell sold himself as the answer, as someone sold himself as the answer, as someone who was helping victims by giving them counselling and funding. actually, what has been revealed during this court case is that he himself was an abuser

cardinal pell, how are you feeling today?m rome claiming he would clear his name, but cardinal george pell, once one of the pope's closest advisers, now faces going to jail. the 77—year—old was for many years the face of the church in australia, revered for his intellect and uncompromising manner. but pell also used his power to manipulate and abuse. in 1996, in one of his first services as archbishop in melbourne's cathedral, pell found two choirboys helping themselves to communion wine. he told them that they were in trouble, and then, grabbing them by the head, forced both into a series of sexual acts. one victim died without telling only one but the other spent decades one victim died without telling anyone but the other spent decades silenced before going to the police. today, his lawyer spoke on his behalf. like many survivors, i have experienced shame, loneliness, depression and struggle. like many survivors, it has taken me years to understand the impact on my life. for years, pell purported to be someone who wanted t

found pell guilty of molesting two thirteen year old choir boys the verdict was handed down in december but the judge only today lifted the embargo on reporting on the case. no you will take. cardinal george pell faced a torrent of abuse as he left his latest court hearing in melbourne so now he's free but victims outside the court are calling for a tough sentence for the catholics and told the a week amman that he'd be excommunicated from the george pell is amongst a freak he has to be child not only home detention none of these but we justice we want to seeming child we want to see him for all i help. the jury found that pell sexually assaulted two choir boys in a melbourne cathedral in one thousand nine hundred ninety six the unanimous verdict was handed down on december eleventh but due to a suppression order reporting is only now being allowed a previous trial resulted in a hung jury pelle has always denied the charges peter and simple. i'm innocent of these charges of the photos the whole idea of sexual abuse is apparent to me. kalus on leave from his role as treasurer the third most powerful position in the vatican. he is also australia's most senior catholic cleric. pope fr

news live from berlin one of the catholic church's highest ranking clerics the australian cardinal george pell has been found guilty of sexually assaulting children. but. not. cardinal pell mav there as he left court in melbourne it's a dramatic fall for the former vatican financial chief and close adviser to pope francis who got all the details from our correspondent also coming up. in the fears of escalation as india confirms it has launched military airstrikes on what it says are militant cabs inside pakistani territory a spokesman says many have been killed . plus a surprise announcement in iran the country's foreign minister mohammad jobs a reef resigns to negotiate in twenty fifteen nuclear deal it is unclear why he decided to leave his post. and burn polling station and stolen ballot boxes as nigerians wait to find out who won this weekend's presidential election. some voters in lego say the poll was not as free and fair as with already sailboats. bryan thomas thanks for being with us australia's highest ranking catholic cleric the cardinal george. well has been convicted of five counts

news live from berlin one of the catholic church's highest ranking clerics the australian cardinal george pell has been found guilty of sexually assaulting children. there is he left court in melbourne it is a dramatic fall for the former vatican financial chief and close adviser to pope francis will get all the details from our correspondent also coming up. north korean leader kim jong un has arrived in vietnam ahead of his second summit but u.s. president trump will have more on the frenetic preparations and the expectations for this historic meeting. plus a surprise announcement in iran the country's foreign minister mohammad zarif resigns cerise negotiated the twenty fifteen nuclear deal it is unclear why he's decided to leave his post. i'm brian thomas great to have you with us australia's highest ranking catholic cleric cardinal george pell has been convicted of five counts of child sex abuse a court in melbourne found pel guilty of raping a thirteen year old choir boy and molesting another twenty years ago he carried out the attack in a church effort called the boys drinking communion w

cardinal pell, how are you feeling today?rned from rome claiming he would clear his name, but cardinal george pell, once one of the pope's closest advisers, now faces going to jail. the 77—year—old was for many years the face of the church in australia, revered for his intellect and uncompromising manner. but pell also used his power to manipulate and abuse. in 1996, in one of his first services as archbishop in melbourne's cathedral, pell found two choirboys helping themselves to communion wine. he told them that they were in trouble, and then, grabbing them by the head, forced both into a series of sexual acts. one victim died without telling anyone but the other spent decades silenced before going to the police. today, his lawyer spoke on his behalf. like many survivors, i have experienced shame, loneliness, depression and struggle. like many survivors, it has taken me years to understand the impact on my life. for years, pell purported to be someone who wanted to help abuse survivors, setting up a world—first system here

cardinal george pell is the highest ranking church official ever convicted of abuse. >> reporter: cardinal george pell was heckled as he left the melbourne court. one of the most powerful men in the catholic church, the former vatican treasurer and top adviser to pope francis was convicted of sexually abusing two 13-year-old boys in 1996. the verdict had been suppressed for more than two months due to a gag order imposed by the court meant to avoid prejudicing a jury for a separate trial now dropped due to a lack of evidence. pell has always maintained his innocence. >> the whole idea of sexual abuse is abhorrent to me. >> reporter: his legal team filed an appeal. today the vatican said it would await that verdict before taking any action but confirmed restrictions on pell. >> cardinal pell is prohibited from exercising public ministry and from having any voluntary contact whatsoever with minors. >> reporter: this follows the vatican sex abuse summit criticized by victims for the lack of concrete results. >> we see that nobody is untouchable. we have seen this with the former cardinal and

cardinal george pell, 77 years of age, the highest—ranking catholic official to be convicted of theseg two choirboys in the city of melbourne in 1996. the cardinal had vehemently denied the charges. what happens now is that the cardinal will face a plea hearing in melbourne where he is expected to be sentenced. all eyes now on what punishment the court will hand down to cardinal george pell after being convicted of these offences. why have they decided to lift the restrictions? this is quite common practice in the state of victoria. court cases down there are often subjected to these suppression orders. the authorities in victoria say this is about maintaining the integrity of the justice system. but george pell was convicted of ——by a jury in melbourne last year and the judge has decided to lift that suppression order. we are still going through the finer details of this decision, what it means is that it brings to an end allegations that stretch back many, an end allegations that stretch back any an end allegations that stretch back many, many years. as we say, cardinal george pell,

cardinal pell, any message for your supporters today?ction will send shock waves across the catholic church, and expose once again its failure to deal with a dark history of clerical abuse. let's get more from hywel griffith in melbourne. do you think the cardinal is going to jail? i think that looks increasingly likely. he has to return here tomorrow, probably two and other flurry of cameras and campaigners, and that is when the sentencing process begins. his defence barrister will put forward a lot of arguments and mitigation. he has a ready lodged an appeal against his conviction but there is no doubt these are very serious crimes of which he has been convicted, the sexual assault of miners, to 13—year—old miners choirboys who we re 13—year—old miners choirboys who were defenceless kiwi pride upon added opportunity. the sentencing process may take a few days but it is incredibly likely that are still serving cardinal, an eminent titleholder, will become a criminal in victoria. you talked about other allegations, is it likely other cas

cardinal george pell is the highest ranking church official ever convicted of abuse. doane has more on this story. >> reporter: cardinal george pell was heckled as he left the melbourne court. >> you're a pig! you're a monster. >> reporter: one of the most powerful men in the catholic church, the former vatican treasurer and top adviser to pope francis was convicted of sexually abusing two 13-year-old boys in 1996.twmonths due to a gag order imposed by the court meant to avoid prejudicing a jury for a separate trial, now dropped due to a lack of evidence. pell has always maintained his innocence. >> the whole idea of sexual abuse is abhorrent to me. >> reporter: his legal team filed an appeal. today, the vatican said it would await that verdict before taking any action, but confirmed restrictions on pell. >> cardinal pell is prohibited from exercising public ministry and from having any voluntary contact whatsoever with minors. >> reporter: this follows the vatican's sex abuse summit, criticized by victims for the lack of concrete results. father hans zollner was one

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cardinal pell is a fine man he made a very good statement the other. education policy why shouldn't i make with him well houses of people have reacted to that video like this person here who's greg he calls are better friends of pell and then me all of his victims easy isn't the only australian politician that people are criticizing of course because you also have conservative political activists lol shelton that has tweeted about paul saying that he might actually be innocent and is asking that question is well known response this person says that pell had actually two fair trials and was found guilty both times that's how our justice system system works is you can't pick and choose verdicts based on your biases now we got in touch with invests of journalists lucy morris and she was the first person to report she on the allegations against held back in twenty sixteen in my view the decision of the jury twelve members of the public from the state of victoria here in australia down a sentence of guilty now that should be respected it's concrete yes ther

on jury said he was guilty all accounts, that cardinal pell had accused the boys. when he said cardinal surprised him. they ran out after mass and gone into secret passages and found the sacramental wine and they were drinking at. they did the wrong thing, cardinal pell told them they were in trouble and then he sexually molested them. now in the position where tomorrow he faces sentencing. downis verdict was handed in december. tell us why we are hearing about it now. was conductedrial in secret. no one knew over months. there were two trials. they could not decide. they could not reach a verdict. this is the second trial conducted in secret. older case from the 1970's to be heard by the same judge. they decided the evidence was no --nuous and there is tomorrow we will see the sentencing. we are just about a month for the u.k. to pull out of the european union. there is a new twist. the main opposition labor party is ready to back a second referendum if the preferred exit plan is shut down in parliament. theresa may is facing rebellion over the prospect of crashin

girl called cut short one of the catholic church's highest ranking clerics the australian cardinal george pell has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two thirteen year old boys it's a dramatic fall from grace for the former vatican treasurer an advisor to pope francis plus a surprise announcement in iran the country's foreign minister mohammed job at cirith tenders his resignation to reach a negotiated the twenty team nuclear deal it's unclear why he's decided to leave his post or whether his friends and nation will be accepted. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program the e.u. has called on india and pakistan to exercise maximum restraint amid a sharp escalation in tension between the two. powers delhi overnight targeted what it called a terrorist camp inside of pakistan indian media say that up to three hundred people may have been killed in this raid and it is the first time in many years that indian warplanes have crossed what is known as the line of control dividing the contesting kashmir region and pakistan acknowledged that india violated its airspace but denied reports of casualtie

well, there are those survivors who feel upset that, following this guilty verdict, that cardinal pells position as a cardinal. however, the holy see felt very strongly that the cardinal needs an opportunity to appeal this verdict and go through that process before they take any further steps in that regard. victims of predatory priests say that while justice was served in court, it has not been delivered in the church. martin bashir, bbc news, at the vatican. facebook has taken down the page of tommy robinson, the former leader of the english defence league, as well as his instagram profile, as he wasjudged to have been engaged in "organised hate". facebook said a number of posts on his page had violated the social network's community standards but it had not taken the decision to remove his page lightly. our media editor, amol rajan, has more details. thank you, every single one who turned out today. tommy robinson has mastered the art of social media. we don't need the media to report that, because we are the media! stephen yaxley—lennon, to use his real name, is a far right activis

cardinal pell, any message for your supporters today?viction will send shock waves across the catholic church, and expose once again its failure to deal with a dark history of clerical abuse. our correspondent hywel griffith is outside the court in melbourne and gave us the latest details. we learned today that he has already lodged an appeal against the conviction, and so this legal drama could yet have another chapter. but what will happen next is that tomorrow he will need to return to this court, and the sentencing process will begin, and i think he will have been told to expect a prison sentence. these are very serious sexual assault convictions, and that would, ordinarily, in any circumstance, lead to a prison term. now, that is incredible, but we have to bear in mind what the victims‘ emotions are at the moment. we've had a statement from one of the two surviving victims, who was a 13—year—old boy when he was assaulted by george pell. he said that he doesn't want to speak to the media, he doesn't want to give up his anonymity, but

cardinal pell, any message for your supporters today?onviction will send shock waves across the catholic church, and expose once again its failure to deal with a dark history of clerical abuse. we will be live to melbourne shortly to get more detail on that story. anticipation is building ahead of the second summit between president donald trump and the north korean leader, kim jong—un. the two men will meet on wednesday. the north korean leader arrived here at dong dang station in vietnam within the past hour. it is about 170 km from the centre of hanoi. north korea is desperate for an end to sanctions after years of economic penalties. it is also seeking a declaration officially ending the korean war. the us wants a verifiable commitment to denuclearisation, a promise that north korea has made many times before and not fulfilled. in many ways, the relevant issues are identical to those injune, when the leaders met for the first time in singapore. sharanjit leyl is covering the summit for us. nice to see you. so once again, the red carp

one of the pope's top advisers is found guilty of sexual offences — cardinal pell is the most seniorc cleric to be convicted. the far right activist tommy robinson is banned from facebook — and his instgram profile has been taken down too. the new rules on organ donations — a gift of life from nine—year—old keira to eleven—year—old max. i honestly was ready to die. i didn't think i'd make it. a second record—breaking day — 21.2 degrees in south—west london — that's warmer than malibu and barcelona. coming up on bbc news... brendan rodgers is set to leave celtic to return to the premier league, and become the next manager of leicester city. good evening. for the first time since she began negotiating uk's withdrawal from the european union, thersesa may has opened up the possibility that brexit could be delayed. facing pressure from some of her own ministers, the prime minister has offered parliament a series of votes. first, a vote on whatever deal she negotiates by the 12th march. if that's rejected, mps will then have the chance the following day to vote on whether to leave with no

now, earlier, cardinal pell was heckled as he left the melbourne courthouse as he was mobbed by reportersthe cardinal was convicted of sexually abusing two 13-year-old boys in 1996 at a melbourne cathedral. he was 55 years old at the time and in charge of the local church's program to combat sex abuse. the vatican today said that pope francis was standing by, confirming his position and restrictions on cardinal pell, including that he should abstain from public ministry and avoid contact with minors until this appeal process is complete. now, we know that cardinal pell faces up to 50 years in jail. >> seth doane in rome, thank you. >>> this morning, venezuela is deporting an american journalist who says he was detained for more than two hours at the pala. jorge ramos was interviewing president nicolas maduro at the time violent and deadly protests continue in venezuela over u.s.-backed opposition leader juan guaido's challenge to power. manuel bojorquez is in colombia. >> reporter: waves of protesters faced off. we're going to stand up frp venezuela, even if they don't want to support us,

the australian cardinal, george pell, one of the pope's former advisers, becomes the most senior romanholic to be convicted of sexually assaulting children. india says it's conducted air—raids in pakistani—administered kashmir, targeting a militant group which killed a0 indian soldiers in a suicide attack a fortnight ago. and, plans to change the rules on organ donation in england are set to gain approval, from an opt—in to an opt—out system. it's 5 o'clock. our main story is that mps will have an opportunity to delay brexit if they reject the prime minster‘s deal in a vote next month. theresa may told mps that they'd also get a chance to vote on ruling out a no—deal brexit, if her own deal was turned down. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn said an extension to the brexit process would only be necessary because of what he called the prime minister's "shambolic negotiations" with the eu. the prime minister promised she would bring the meaningful vote on her brexit deal back to the commons at the latest by the 12th of march. if mps reject the prime minister's deal once again, then there wou

pell rose ambitious, ofckly, becoming archbishop melbourne, then sydney, and that a cardinal.s theologically conservative, tellthg politician if they supported a woman's right to choose an abortion, they should not attend mass. was personally appointed by pope francis to take charge of the vatic's spelling finances. at the same time, he was hiding an egregious sret. the court was told that in delbourne cathedral, pell rape choirb another during the 1990's. after a four-day conference which ended on sunday with bishops from around the world promising to tkle clerical abuse, today was an opportunity for popeis frao prove that words would be followed by action. >> excommunication. there is no other choice. it will be a farce for the catholic church if they want to give service. cait is about time that olics from the pe down practice what they preach. martin back at the vatican, the pope's spokesman said that pell was suspended from ministry since he was charge, but stopped short of removing a convicted pedophile from the present. >> we welcome the outcome of the appeals process,

got out on bail because the two cardinal pell mav there as he left court in melbourne it's a dramaticfall for the former vatican financial chief and close adviser to bill.

pell intends to appeal, insisting he's innocent. unlike the accusations against former washington cardinal theodore mccarrick, pell's conviction shockedeople here. >> the people around here, if you talk to them, are very dubious, skeptical of these charges, at least of what we've known so far. people said really? >> reporter: pell now awaits his sentence in australia, where he faces up to 50 years in prison. lester? >> all right, thank you. >>> now back to the summit here in hanoi. this city waking up and heading to work in what is a wednesday morning here in vietnam. this country has taken tremendous leaps since the end of its war with the u.s., and now finds itself more than a summit host but also a potential economic model for north korea. kim jong-un now in vietnam, like north korea, a communist state. but while north korea closed its doors to much of the world, vietnam has opened its doors. >> vietnam has since the end of the war tried to reach out to other countries for investment >> reporter: decades ago, america fought in vietnam to stop the tide of communism. >> automatically we assumed that south vietnam would become communi

melbourne found that pell was guilty of assaulting two thirteen year old choir boys in the late one nine hundred ninety s. . i don't know if it will make it to your other post for you cardinal george pell was heckled as he left his latest court hearing in melbourne for now he's free but people outside the court were calling for a tough sentence. the catholics can be told a week i'm on that he be excommunicated from the church george pell is amongst a freak he has to be joe not so hard in detention none of these very weak justice we want to seem gyle we want to see him for all i even tell. the jury found out tells sexually assaulted two choir boys in a melbourne cathedral in one thousand nine hundred ninety six the unanimous verdict was handed down on december eleventh but due to a suppression order reporting is only now being allowed a previous trial resulted in a hung jury. pell has always denied the charges for things i'm simple. i'm innocent of these charges of falls the whole idea of sexual abuse is power and to me. hell is on leave from his role as treasurer the third most powerful position in the vatican. he is also australia's most senior catholic cleric. indeed. pop

australia's highest ranking catholic cleric cardinal george pell has been convicted of five counts of child sex abuse a court in melbourne found that held guilty was guilty of assaulting two thirteen year old choir boys in the late one nine hundred ninety s. the verdict was handed down back in december but the judge only lifted the embargo today on reporting on the case. i don't know if you will make your own cardinal george pell faced a torrent of abuse as he left his latest court hearing in melbourne so now he's free but victims outside the courts are calling for a tough sentence to the catholics and he told a week i'm on it that he be excommunicated from the church george pell is amongst a freak he has to be child not home detention none of these pathetic weak justice we want to seeming gyle we want to see him for all i tell. the jury found that pell sexually assaulted two choir boys in a melbourne cathedral in one thousand nine hundred ninety six the unanimous verdict was handed down on december eleventh but due to a suppression order reporting is only now being allowed a previous

cardinal george pell found guilty of child sex abuse. the most senior vatican official ever convicted of child sex offenses. pell, the country's most powerful catholic was on trial for assaulting two choir boys in the late '90s, when he was archbishop of melbourne. the prosecution's case hinged on the testimony of one of those boys. he told the court pell assaulted him after mass, forced him to perform oral sex on him and committed an indecent act with his friend. he also testified that a month later pell pushed him against a wall and groped him. he said, quote, i didn't tell anyone at the time. i had no intention back then of telling anyone ever. the other victim died of a drug overdose as an adult having never told his family of the abuse. the cardinal called the allegations outrageous. >> i'm innocent of these charges. they are false. the whole idea of sexual abuse is abhorrent to me. >> reporter: he didn't take the stand during the trial. instead a video of his interview with australian detectives was played to the court. he pleaded

the assaults took place when cardinal pell worked at melbourne cathedral. president trump has left for hanoi, and his second summit with north korea's kimjong—un. the two men will meet on wednesday, with washington wanting pyongyang to restate its commitment to denuclearisation. and a night of surprises at the oscars is still doing well our website. best film went to green book, the story of a black pianist and his white chauffeur‘s journey through america's deep south. olivia colman won best actress for her role in the period drama the favourite. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. does comedy have the power to transcend borders, religions and politics? and can it build bridges between different communities who may mistrust and misunderstand one another? well, my guest today thinks so. he's one of the arab world's most popular comedians, nemr abou nassar. brought up in the united states and lebanon, he quit hisjob as an insurance broker to become a stand—up comic. he believes humour can change the world. but does he

australia's judicial system after top kerik was convicted of child sex crimes it also says cardinal george pell has a right to defend himself to the last level he was found guilty of molesting two choir boys at a cathedral in the city of melbourne in one thousand nine hundred six andrew thomas reports. he is the highest ranking member of the catholic church ever to be convicted of child sexual abuse cardinal george pell a former archbishop of sydney and of melbourne was most recently at the vatican in charge of the church's worldwide finances he was close to the pope now he's been found guilty of sexually abusing two choir boys in a cathedral in melbourne in the one nine hundred ninety s. having somebody of such high status in the church having been convicted it. gives a sense that the strategy is moving in the right direction and no one's above the law pell's personal disgrace comes on top of criticism of his handling of sexual abuse by others that he was in charge of investigating in twenty fourteen he gave evidence to a national inquiry into institutional sexual abuse in australia i was accu

the australian cardinal george pell has been taken into custody, after having his bail revoked.reasurer, who is 77, is the highest—ranking catholic figure to be convicted of sexual assault. his lawyers have lodged an appeal. africa's biggest film festival is underway in burkina faso. as film makers gather on the 50th anniversary, the bbc has been talking to kwaw ansah, whose film won the top prize — the golden stallion of yennenga. but a while ago now, his film heritage africa was the first non—french work to win the prize, in 1989. it is set in colonial ghana, and tells the story of a man who embraces english culture, abandons his african heritage, and all that has real meaning to him. congratulations. it was something i dreamt about for years, a story of colonialism, and it might be very moving. the african issue has always been at the forefront of my mind. we have made so many contributions to the world's innovations, and yet our children are made to think that we started this morning. i test marketed it with some people i would consider big man in our society. when they saw

cardinal pell has maintained his innocence amid the allegation. ace as potential maximum 50 year prison term. pell was the vatican's top financial adviser until 2017 after being tapped to oversee the church's response to sexual abuse allegations against priests in australia. the news comes days after pope francis' historic meeting of catholic leaders to discuss preventative measures to stop sexual abuse of minors by priests. >>> new england patriots owner robert kraft has been charged with two first degree misdeamnor counts of soliciting a prostitute after allegedly paying at a spa in florida for a sex act on two separate occasions within 24 hours last month. including a visit on the morning of the afc championship game during which investigators say kraft was seen on surveillance video paying cash at the front desk to an asian female according to an affidavit released yesterday and then was escorted into a room where the sexual activity took place. a spokesperson for kraft and the patriots released a statement on friday saying quote we categorical

on the vatican calls the news painful australian cardinal george pell has been convicted on five counts of sexually assaulting children that makes him the vatican's former treasurer the highest ordering member of the catholic church to ever be found guilty of pedophilia hell says he is innocent or news of his conviction comes just after the pope's historic summit on child abuse in the church the timing is a stunning coincidence or as some believe divine providence. god will make. i do cardinal george pell was heckled as he left his latest court hearing in melbourne for now he's free but people outside the court were calling for a tough sentence. that catholics and did poorly a week amman that he be excommunicated from the kids george pell is amongst a of freak he has to be child not high in detention none of these thirty we just we want to seeming child we want to see him for all i help. a jury found that tells sexually assaulted two choir boys in a melbourne cathedral in one thousand nine hundred ninety six the unanimous verdict was handed down on december eleventh but due to a suppres

cardinal george pell has been warned that today's date is likely to go into custody which may mean deniedor the judge to listen to arguments for and against a long sentence, certainly the prosecution will want him to spend several years in jail for the crimes he is committed. his defence barrister will argue there is still an appeal potentially ongoing and he will want his client to remain free. it may be that he crosses the road to the court of appeal in order to get that expedited however george pell knows ultimately he could face up pell knows ultimately he could face up to ten years in prison. the reaction to the news of his conviction has shocked some here in australia, some who argue he couldn't be guilty of something so atrocious and appalling. he still has his supporters here in australia however there are those that abuse survivors and campaigners who want to see a high figure in the church brought tojustice. to see a high figure in the church brought to justice. he does represent that, hardly a more powerfulfigure in the represent that, hardly a more powerful figure in the catho

constitution of the court and stranger has convicted a top vatican cleric of child sex crimes cardinal george pell guilty of molesting two choir boys at a melbourne cathedral in one thousand nine hundred six the pope's top financial advisors the most senior violent catholic to be convicted of child abuse the court handed down the verdict in december but a gag order was only just lifted andrew thomas has more from said. total george pell has become the most senior catholic anywhere in the world to be convicted of child sexual abuse he was most recently a confidant of the pope by the vatican but before that he was archbishop of here in sydney and in melbourne and it was in melbourne in the mid one nine hundred ninety s. . that he's now been convicted of sexually assaulting two teenage boys in a back room of a cathedral off the mass one sunday now the conviction was actually handed down in december but because he was also accused of separate cases of sexual assault but dated to the one nine hundred seventy s. and a separate trial was to be held but that later this year a judge ordered a suppression o

let's take a look at some of the day's other news: australian cardinal george pell is back in court told sexual abuse charges. in december, a jury found mr pell abused two choir boys in melbourne's cathedral in 1996, but it couldn't be reported until now for legal reasons. the 77—year—old is the highest ranking catholic figure to receive such a conviction, and he has already lodged an appeal. hywel griffith is outside the courthouse in melbourne. cardinal george pell has already been warned that today's the day that he is likely to go into custody, means tonight may well be his first night in a prison cell. now, what we expect to happen is for thejudge to listen now, what we expect to happen is for the judge to listen to arguments for and againsta the judge to listen to arguments for and against a long sentence. certainly the prosecution will want him to spend several years in jail for the crimes he has committed. his defence barrister will argue that there is still an appeal potentially ongoing, and he will want his client to remain free. it may be that he crosses the road to the cour

a court in a stranger has convicted a top vatican cleric of child sex crimes cardinal george pell. was found guilty of molesting two choir boys at a melbourne cathedral in one thousand nine hundred six the pope's top financial advisor is the most senior than catholic cleric to be convicted of child abuse protests leaders in sudan have called for immediate demonstrations after the government banned the rise public gatherings the move follows the state of emergency declared on friday by president omar al bashir almost daily protests have been held across the country since december they started over the high price of basic goods the u.k.'s main opposition party is prepared to back a second referendum on leaving the european union labor leader jeremy corbin says he'll support an amendment in favor of a public vote to prevent a quote damaging tory brix it prime minister tourism a has been trying to win support for her deal from her own conservative party as well as opposition m.p.'s. well those are the headlines on al-jazeera what miss is coming up next thank you very much for watching.

cardinal george pell has been taken into custody, after having his bail revoked.f child sexual abuse is being sentenced in melbourne and has been told he faces several years in prison following his conviction for sexually abusing two choirboys in australia, in the 1990s. he'll be formally sentenced on march the thirteenth. fire crews have been tackling a huge fire on saddleworth moor in west yorkshire. 1.5 square climate as has been effective. 0ne eyewitnesses described it as apocalyptic. 0ur reporter david guest, are they beginning to get this under control? basically the fire crews have been fighting it overnight, they can see the line of fire stretching right across the moorland they are. —— more land there. —— moorland. 0n the pitch darkness, it is not safe to continue fighting it. they have a watching brief at the moment the more crews are due to arrive. a few more crews are due to arrive. a few more have been arriving. they will start tackling it then. it's about 1.5 square kilometres currently. this is the main a 60 two rd out of old near the vintage of mar

so it was one man's testimony that brought down cardinal george pell.is is extremely timely considering what has taken place in rome over the weekend, the pope holding this summit on child sexual abuse calling for an all-out battle and describing abusers. and it will be interesting to what he says to george pell. this is somebody who still claims that he is innocent, he has launched an appeal. and this of course is his last night of freedom. tomorrow morning he will arrive here, he will walk through the doors of melbourne county court, and then he will be remanded and taken to prison. so tonight he is enjoying his last night of freedom. >> an unbelievable fall. thank you so much for that, anna coren. >>> back here at home, more than two dozen priests in iowa are accused of sexually abusing children. the sioux city diocese publishing the name of 28 priests. church officials say the alleged abuse goes back as far as 1948, the latest case in 1995. the priests have not been charged or quirkconvicted. >>> generation debt. millennials have the most debt in mo