Two more Australian states have passed legislation criminalizing priests who fail to report the abuse of children disclosed during confession.

New South Wales is the only Australian state where abortion remains a criminal offense.

Three judges of the Victoria Court of Appeal voted 2-1 to uphold Cardinal Pell's conviction.

Cardinal George Pell's conviction on child sexual abuse charges was upheld by a 2-1 ruling of an Australian court of appeal.

Cardinal Pell would walk free if the three judges acquit him of the five convictions.

Cardinal George Pell's lawyers argued for more than five hours that the five verdicts against Pell were "unsafe and unsatisfactory" and should be overturned.