Cardinal George Pell Dies at 81 from Cardiac Arrest | EWTN News Nightly

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Australian Cardinal George Pell, a towering figure of the Church both physically and intellectually, died last night from cardiac arrest. In 2017, Cardinal Pell left Rome to return to Australia to defend his innocence following charges of sexual abuse. After 404 days in prison, much of it in solitary confinement, he was acquitted in 2020 and returned to Rome. Cardinal Pell previously had been Archbishop of Sydney and Melbourne. In 2014, he was appointed by Pope Francis to lead the Vatican's Economy Department. Last night, as news of his death circulated, one Church leader in Australia called it "a great shock to us all." Cardinal Pell was 81 years old. EWTN Vatican Bureau Chief, Andreas Thonhauser, joins to tell us more about this unexpected news. Thonhauser explains more about the role the cardinal played in Rome. He discusses how Cardinal Pell will be remembered. EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf

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