For the rector of the world's second largest church after St. Peter's Basilica, the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Aparecida in Brazil, May 11 will be a day of celebrating the inauguration of the southern facade's mosaics, all created by Father Marko
A Knights of Columbus council reportedly has called for the removal of artwork by Father Marko Rupnik at a national shrine, following the disgraced priest's decades-long legacy of sexual and spiritual abuse claims by multiple victims.
The Knights' Patrick Cardinal O'Boyle Council 11302,
While church groups in different nations have been discussing what to do with Father Marko Rupnik's works after sex abuse allegations against him came to light, Brazil's Sanctuary of Our Lady of Aparecida, the major Catholic shrine in the South American country,
As evidence mounts of sexual crimes by Slovene-born Father Marko Rupnik, church communities are resisting calls for his expensive sacral artworks to be removed from public display.
"Father Rupnik's case is still ongoing -- we must await a formal ruling by the Holy
Five years after Pope Francis' summit on fighting clerical sexual abuse, a Rome lawyer had advice for religious women sexually abused by priests: Go to the police.
Laura Sgrò, a civil and canon lawyer known for arguing high-profile cases at the Vatican, made
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Community of Loyola, a religious community of women founded in Slovenia with the assistance of Father Marko Rupnik, who has been accused of abuse, including of women in the community, has been ordered to dissolve by the
MILWAUKEE (OSV News) -- The Vatican's decision to close a religious community co-founded by accused abuser Father Marko Rupnik is prompting wary praise from survivor advocates in the U.S. and Canada, as well as calls to do more to heed and protect
On Oct. 30, three days after Pope Francis lifted the statute of limitations and opened the path for a church trial and possible removal from the priesthood for former Jesuit and mosaic artist Father Marko Rupnik, a woman previously known as Anna
A victim of another well-known charismatic priest said the reason the church neglected the Rupnik case for so long is simple: It is still deaf to vulnerable adults.
"It didn't surprise me at all, because that's how it works. Unfortunately, in the church,
The recent decision of Pope Francis to suspend the statute of limitations regarding abuse allegations against Father Marko Rupnik is a new and welcome development in the case of Father Marko Rupnik. The Holy Father has also initiated a formal investigation via