No Australian bishop has ever assumed such high rank in the Catholic Church as Cardinal George Pell, who eight months ago became head of the Vatican’s newly created “finance ministry” or Secretariat for the Economy. For the 73-year-old native of Ballarat, a city about 100 kms west of Melbourne, this is but the latest rung … Continue reading Robert Mickens. An exercise in keeping friends close and enemies closer.… Continue reading »