Cardinal George Pell

Cardinal Pell Takes the Stand in Rome

Dear Blog Readers, Last night I had the bizarre experience of sitting through three hours of testimony by Australian Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican’s Chief of Finance, to the Australian Royal Commission on Child Abuse. As over a hundred of us – journalists, survivors, relatives of victims –sat in a hotel in Rome, listening to …

Cardinal Pell Takes the Stand in Rome Read More »

Red Ribbons, Scotch Tape, Gold Rings and Clunky Crosses

CARDINAL TIMOTHY DOLAN This past Thursday, the day Pope Benedict XVI left the Vatican in a helicopter at 5pm, I had an interview scheduled with Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York at 4:30pm at the North American College, not far from the Vatican.  I work in television where images speak louder than words and I …

Red Ribbons, Scotch Tape, Gold Rings and Clunky Crosses Read More »