And with my family’s income falling far short of tuition costs, the Pell Grant program allowed me to pursue a college education — and escape generational poverty.

Source: https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/08/11/another-chance-to-reduce-child-poverty/

Angelos led an internal investigation stemming from a former academic adviser being imprisoned for helping falsify $240,263 in Pell Grants for 91 students from 1985 to 1991, including 85 student-athletes.

Source: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/05/14/sports/hawaii-challenge-would-be-familiar-to-craig-angelos/

At the Vatican, Cardinal Pell had been lauded for his financial expertise and creative methods to protect the church from being bankrupted by cases involving claims of abuse.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/10/world/australia/cardinal-george-pell-dead.html

Australia’s High Court overturned an earlier court conviction, and Pell was freed after serving 404 days in solitary confinement.

Source: https://insidethevatican.com/news/newsflash/letter-14-2023-thurs-jan-12-pell/

Biden in August that $20,000 of student debt would be forgiven to borrowers who received Pell Grants and $10,000 for those who did not.

Source: https://dailycaller.com/2023/03/02/wapo-editorial-biden-student-loan-forgiveness-plan-scotus/

Cardinal George Pell, a onetime financial adviser to Pope Francis who spent 404 days in solitary confinement in his native Australia on child sex abuse charges before his convictions were overturned, died Jan.

Source: https://rapidcityjournal.com/life-entertainment/nation-world/music/sinead-oconnor-dies-people-magazine/article_9bb1ac54-1b23-5d3a-a978-7b4d18f5cd21.html

Cardinal Pell was found guilty of sexual abuse that same year, though those convictions were ultimately quashed in 2020 by the Australian High Court.

Source: https://www.ncregister.com/cna/catholic-church-loses-bid-to-have-abuse-lawsuit-thrown-out-in-australia

Even after his death, Pell stirred controversy after it was revealed that he was the author of an anonymous memo condemning the papacy of Pope Francis as a “catastrophe”.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jan/14/cardinal-george-pell-funeral-takes-place-at-vatican

Given his own statements and the evidence and conclusions of the royal commission (which Pell always disputed), calling Pell a martyr or a saint is just another act of self-serving denial.”

Source: https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/01/18/tania-mihailuk-labor-nsw-one-nation/

Given his own statements and the evidence and conclusions of the royal commission (which Pell always disputed), calling Pell a martyr or a saint is just another act of self-serving denial.”

Source: https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/01/18/tania-mihailuk-labor-nsw-one-nation/

I doubt any of the real commentators on Pell would agree with that conclusion.

Source: https://insidestory.org.au/melbournes-best-coffee/

“I think the partnership of Cardinal Ratzinger and Pope John Paul II was one of the most brilliant in papal history,” Cardinal Pell said in our last interview.

Source: https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/remembering-cardinal-george-pell-personal-reflections

Leeds will travel to face Pell City.

Source: https://www.trussvilletribune.com/2023/08/26/blue-devils-stun-greenwave/

Long one of the church’s most influential prelates, Pell played an outsized role in religious affairs in Australia, having been a leader of the Australian church’s conservative bloc.

Source: https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/pell-s-wooden-casket-lies-in-state-as-his-posthumous-attack-on-pope-overshadows-funeral-20230114-p5cchg.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

Of the 286 schools, Bates College in Lewiston ranks 283rd in terms of economic diversity, with only 8% of the 2020-21 freshman class receiving Pell Grants.

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/2023/09/08/bates-ranked-among-least-economically-diverse-elite-colleges-in-u-s/

Pell experienced heart problems in January 2010 while touring the Vatican, and a pacemaker was inserted into his chest in a Rome hospital in February.

Source: https://ksusentinel.com/2023/01/11/how-did-george-pell-die/

Pell Grant recipients, who typically demonstrate more financial need, would have had an additional $10,000 in debt forgiven.

Source: https://centraloregondaily.com/supreme-court-student-loan-debt-cancellation/

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has given a measured statement following the shock death of Cardinal George Pell - describing it as a 'difficult' day for people within the Catholic community.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11620941/High-profile-Australians-react-George-Pells-death.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

The Pell Grants just haven’t been keeping up with the cost of education.

Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/10/andy-kim-nj-senate-race-00130460

They discussed federal priorities, including tax-free Pell grants, as well as establishing Pell Grants for short-term programs that Cook said would greatly benefit STCC students.

Source: https://businesswest.com/blog/summit-in-washington-d-c-connects-legislators-with-community-college-leaders/