US EditionVatican website removes pictures of artwork created by priest accused of abuse
- The Vatican removed images of artwork by Father Marko Rupnik—an accused serial abuser—from its official media websites in June 2025.
- This followed years of allegations against Rupnik involving abuse of over two dozen victims across three decades and controversy over continued Vatican use of his art despite ongoing investigations.
- Victims and advocates welcomed the removals as a long-overdue recognition of their pain, while Vatican officials, including Prefect Paolo Ruffini, had previously defended keeping the images.
- Cardinal Sean O'Malley confirmed that Rupnik is still being investigated and is presumed innocent, with a slow-moving ecclesiastical trial being conducted under the authority overseeing doctrinal matters.
- The art removal marks a cautious shift under Pope Leo XIV but highlights ongoing challenges in Church reform and survivor justice amid unresolved canonical proceedings.
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The Vatican has deleted pictures of the works of Marko Rupnik from its website. Ecclesial criminal proceedings against the priest are still pending.
The website of the Vatican's media department no longer contains biblical-themed paintings created by former Slovenian Jesuit and religious artist Marko Rupnik, accused of sexual and psychological abuse of nuns.
Under the surface: What’s next now Rupnik’s art is offline?
The Dicastery for Communications removed from Vatican websites artwork by the disgraced former Jesuit Fr. Marko Rupnik over the weekend.Vatican media website prior to change, June 7, 2025.The decision, which has not been officially acknowledged or explained by the dicastery, came as social media users highlighted again how works by the accused serial sexual abuser were displayed on the Vatican’s official website to illustrate upcoming feasts, li…
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Catholic News AgencyVatican News removes Rupnik art from website
Father Marko Rupnik in an interview with EWTN in 2020. / Credit: EWTN Vatican City, Jun 9, 2025 / 11:08 am (CNA). The Vatican on Monday removed artwork by former Jesuit Father Marko Ivan Rupnik from its official websites.Digital images of the S... [...]
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