Tess Livingstone, author of “George Cardinal Pell: Pax Invictis” (“Peace to the Unconquered”). / Credit: Courtesy of Carmel Communications and Ignatius Press Vatican City, Jan 10, 2025 / 14:20 pm (CNA). Cardinal George Pell, whose untimely death shocked the Catholic world two years ago on Friday, is remembered by his biographer for his faithfulness under pressure, his reform efforts, and for being “a builder” — both at the Vatican and in the two archdioceses he led in his homeland of Australia.