Australian abuse inquiry says will sit in Rome to hear Vatican treasurer

Cardinal George Pell gestures as he talks during a news conference for the presentation of new president of Vatican Bank IOR, at the Vatican July 9, 2014. REUTERS/Tony Gentile

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian government inquiry into child abuse said on Monday that it has found a hearing room in Rome where victims may be able to watch the Vatican's Australian-born treasurer testify about his knowledge of molestation within the church.

Cardinal George Pell, a former archbishop of Sydney and Melbourne, is the star witness in the long-running inquiry but angered victims last year when he delayed travelling from the Vatican to Australia to testify because of heart problems.