Lourdes bishop says Rupnik mosaics to be covered for papal visit
The bishop said the artwork will stay covered after the visit as a sign of respect for abuse victims and a step toward removal.
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Lourdes bishop says Rupnik mosaics to be covered for papal visit
Mosaic artwork decorating one of the world’s most famous healing shrines will be covered ahead of a papal visit later this month, a move long sought by abuse survivors and victim-advocates after the artist who designed the mosaics was exposed as a serial abuser. Disgraced former Jesuit Marko Rupnik was expelled from his former religious order for disobedience in 2023 and later incardinated in the diocese of Koper in his native Slovenia, despite…
Bishop: Rupnik mosaics at Lourdes to be covered before pope’s visit and remain masked indefinitely – BishopAccountability.org
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, said Bishop Jean-Marc Micas of Tarbes and Lourdes. Although mosaics covering the basilica’s entrance were covered in March 2025, Bishop Micas told the French daily La Dépêche that the mosaics on the basilica’s facade will be covered before the …
The Pope Arrives, Rupnik Departs: Lourdes Shrine Announces Permanent Mosaic Ceiling by Former Jesuit Accused of Abuse - ZENIT
(ZENIT News / Lourdes, 08.21.2026).- The façade of the Basilica of the Rosary at Lourdes will soon lose one of its most recognizable artistic features. All of the mosaics created by the former Jesuit Marko Rupnik will be covered, and unlike earlier measures, this time the change is intended to be permanent. Bishop Jean-Marc Micas of Tarbes and Lourdes has made clear that the decision is not simply a temporary adjustment for Pope Leo XIV’s visit …
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