Fatima shrine will not remove Rupnik mosaics, but will stop use of images of his artwork

Fatima shrine will not remove Rupnik mosaic, but suspends promotional use, spokesperson says

The Basilica of the Holy Trinity is on the grounds of the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, Portugal, site of the Marian apparitions to three shepherd children.

Fatima shrine will not remove Rupnik mosaics, but will stop use of images of his artwork

Father Marko Rupnik, a well-known priest and artist, has been accused of sexually, spiritually and psychologically abusing more than 20 women.

After Lourdes’ decision on Rupnik art, Fátima shrine not planning to remove mosaics

The Basilica of the Holy Trinity at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima in Portugal. / Credit: Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Rome Newsroom, Apr 2, 2025 / 10:52 am (CNA). While a Catholic shrine in... [...]

After Lourdes decision on Rupnik art, Fátima not planning to remove mosaics

The Basilica of the Holy Trinity at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima in Portugal. / Credit: Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Rome Newsroom, Apr 2, 2025 / 10:52 am (CNA). While a Catholic shrine in Lourdes, France, announced on Monday it is covering mosaics by alleged abuser Father Marko Rupnik on the doors to one of its basilicas, another of the world’s most popular sites of Marian devotion said it…

After Lourdes’ Decision on Rupnik Art, Fátima Shrine Not Planning to Remove Mosaics

Vitor Oliveira The Basilica of the Holy Trinity at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima in Portugal. The back wall of the shrine’s Basilica of the Holy Trinity is covered in an enormous, floor-to-ceiling work by Father Marko Rupnik and several of his artist collaborators.

Fatima shrine will not remove Rupnik mosaic, suspends promotional use

(OSV News) — A representative of the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal said it is not considering the removal of artwork by Father Marko Rupnik days after the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France announced it would cover mosaics created by the disgraced priest. In a statement sent to OSV News April 3, Patrícia Duarte, the shrine’s spokesperson, said that the shrine “categorically repudiates the acts” allegedly committed by Father Ru…