Marko Rupnik

Rupnik mosaics at Lourdes to be covered before pope's visit and remain masked indefinitely

Junno Arocho Esteves · August 24, 2026

All mosaics by disgraced priest Father Marko Rupnik adorning the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary in Lourdes will be covered ahead of Pope Leo XIV's September visit and will remain covered indefinitely.

Rupnik's acquittal rumours 'completely unfounded'

Paulina Guzik · July 23, 2026

The Vatican has pushed back against reports that former Jesuit Father Marko Rupnik has been acquitted in his Vatican criminal trial.

Vatican officially names panel of judges for canonical trial of Father Rupnik

Paulina Guzik · July 3, 2025

The Vatican has officially named the judges who will oversee the canonical trial of Father Marko Rupnik, the disgraced Slovenian priest and artist accused of sexually, spiritually and psychologically abusing more than two dozen women.

Father Rupnik's mosaics disappear from Vatican News

Paulina Guzik · June 10, 2025

In a quiet but powerful move, Vatican News has begun removing artwork by Fr. Marko Rupnik, the once-renowned mosaicist now accused of abusing over two dozen women, from its website.

Lourdes bishop covering Father Rupnik's mosaics on sanctuary's basilica doors

Federica Tourn · March 31, 2025

Bishop Jean-Marc Micas of Tarbes and Lourdes has decided to cover mosaics by Father Marko Rupnik at the entrance of the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, a move aimed at making the basilica more welcoming for all, particularly victims of abuse.

Art centre founded by Father Rupnik pushes back on removal of artwork

OSV News · August 1, 2024

The artistic community founded by Father Marko Rupnik, the Slovenian priest accused of sexually, psychologically and spiritually abusing multiple women, dismissed calls from survivors to remove the artist's work, saying such decisions are a symptom of "cancel culture."

Knights of Columbus cover Rupnik mosaics in Washington shrine

OSV News · July 24, 2024

Premium brown paper was placed over significant portions of an extensive mosaic program in the St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington July 23, obscuring images of holy figures created by a renowned priest-artist under investigation for allegations of sexual abuse.

Removing Rupnik art would show commitment to change, say abuse survivors

Gina Christian · July 18, 2024

Calls to remove the artwork of alleged abuser Fr. Marko Rupnik are growing — and clerical abuse survivors say the issue speaks volumes about how the Church views them and their pain.