Cardinal George Pell dies at 81 in Rome after complications from hip replacement surgery
The 81-year-old the had sudden heart attack and could not be revived
Cardinal George Pell has died in Rome at the age of 81 after complications from hip replacement surgery, the Vatican has confirmed.
The Cardinal is reported to have successfully undergone the operation and was chatting with the anaesthetist when he went into sudden cardiac arrest.
Medics were unable to revive him.-- More...
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