In his telegram message, Pope Francis said, “I am sad for the news of the passing of the Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Secretariat of the Economy.” Cardinal Pell died in Rome on January 10, following cardiac complications after hip surgery.
The President of the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe, offered condolences over the death of Cardinal George Pell in a statement published on January 11. Australian Cardinal Pell died at the age of 81 in Rome on January 10.
