Cardinal George Pell was cleared earlier this year of sexual abuse charges in Australia after spending 13 months in prison.
Lawyer for man who gave evidence against George Pell at trial has denied her client ever received money,amid reports that Vatican funds were sent to people in Australia to help secure the sex assault conviction against the cardinal.
Thirty journalists,editors and news organisations have been accused by Victorian prosecutors of breaching a suppression order imposed by the County Court.
News outlets will go to trial on contempt of court charges over reporting connected with Cardinal George Pell's conviction unless mediation resolves the case.
Cardinal George Pell has described the 13 months he spent behind bars,including an encounter with another prisoner in which he was spat and called a'black spider'during his daily exercise.
Contempt of court charges against media organisations over reporting of George Pell's conviction in 2018 could be divided into as many as 13 separate trials.
Attorney-General Christian Porter says it's'now OK'to release unredacted version of findings about George Pell's knowledge of child sexual abuse complaints.
Federal Attorney General Christian Porter said he sought guidance about making public the royal commission's previously redacted findings about the cardinal.
In his first interview since his release from prison,Cardinal Pell told conservative commentator Andrew Bolt on Sky News that it was'ironic'that he was convicted of child sexual abuse when he had led the Melbourne archdiocese response against it.
The cardinal has released excerpts from his prison diary revealing his thoughts and activities during more than 400 days behind bars before his release last week.
Cardinal Pell wrote that the sexual abuse crisis damaged thousands of victims.