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George Pell: Cardinal found guilty of sexual offences in AustraliaGeorge Pell: Cardinal found guilty of sexual offences in Australia
Image:George Pell is the most senior Catholic cleric to be convicted of such crimes

Cardinal George Pell has been found guilty in Australia of sexual offences against children, making him the highest-ranking Catholic figure to receive such a conviction.

Pell abused two choir boys in Melbourne's cathedral in 1996, a jury found. He had pleaded not

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George Pell: Why was conviction kept secretGeorge Pell: Why was conviction kept secret
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Pell's case has drawn huge attention around the world

They were sex abuse allegations that rocked the Catholic Church and generated enormous interest - only for the case to vanish suddenly from public view for nine months.

The trial and conviction of Cardinal George Pell

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Why Saudi Arabia took its charm offensive EastWhy Saudi Arabia took its charm offensive East
Image:Saudi Arabia 'is Pakistan's friend in need'

Saudi Arabia has embarked on a global charm offensive.

In the last few days it has appointed its first-ever female ambassador to its top diplomatic post - Washington DC - while its de facto leader, the controversial Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has just concluded a high-profile tour of Asia,

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Trump and Kim in Hanoi: Your need-to-know guideTrump and Kim in Hanoi: Your need-to-know guide
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US President Donald Trump is meeting North Korea's Kim Jong-un in Vietnam this week - for the second time.

The hope is the two former arch enemies can iron out some form of agreement on North Korea's controversial nuclear weapons programme.

If you want to get your head around what's going on this week, here are some of

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Cardinal Pell: Poisoned power at the top of the ChurchCardinal Pell: Poisoned power at the top of the Church
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Cardinal Pell photographed with Pope Francis in 2015 - he was a close aide to the pontiff

Last weekend's unprecedented Vatican summit on child sexual abuse was closed with a Sunday homily by Australian Mark Coleridge, the Archbishop of Brisbane.

"In sexual abuse,"

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