Ballarat shows support for abuse victims ahead of Pell testimony and other top stories.

• Ballarat shows support for abuse victims ahead of Pell testimony

  

  Cardinal George Pell's royal commission testimony in Rome could prompt more victims of pedophile priests to come forward, says Ballarat Deputy Mayor Belinda Coates. She's in Rome to support 15 victims who have flown there to hear Cardinal Pell's response to questioning over what he knew of sex abuse by clergy when he served in Ballarat and Melbourne. The Ballarat-born cleric, who is now in charge of the Vatican's finances, has asked to give evidence by video link because of a heart condition he..

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• Survivors arrive in Rome

  

  Survivors arrive in Rome

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