"It went very well": George Pell meets Pope for first time since cardinal’s abuse acquittal
<p>Pope Francis has met Australian Cardinal George Pell at the Vatican for the first time since Pell was cleared of child sexual abuse charges in Australia.</p>
<p>Pell spent 13 months behind bars and it remains unclear whether the former economy minister will take up another role in the Vatican.</p>
<p>The Vatican announced the meeting between Pell and Pope Francis in a statement on the Pope’s daily private audiences but gave no details.</p>
<p>Speaking to reporters on Monday, Pell said “it went very well”.</p>
<p>The 79-year-old returned to Rome on September 30, just a few days after the Pope fired Pell’s nemesis, Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu.</p>
<p>Becciu was accused of embezzlement and nepotism but has denied all wrongdoing.</p>
