The Vatican has confirmed it is investigating disgraced cardinal George Pell over child sexual abuse offences which occurred in Australia.
The decision could see Australia’s most senior Catholic cleric removed from the priesthood.
Pell has been remanded in custody for the first time since being convicted of five child sex offences in December.
The high-profile case has been suppressed from media reporting, with details of Pell’s conviction only coming to light early this week.
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