The Sydney Morning Herald • David Estcourt, Georgina Mitchell • January 11, 2023 • smh.com.au
Cardinal George Pell dies, aged 81, after complications from hip surgery
The Vatican plans to hold a Requiem Mass to commemorate Cardinal George Pell, Australia’s most prominent Catholic cleric and a staunch defender of Christian conservatism, who died in Rome at the age of 81 from heart complications arising from hip replacement surgery.