Marko Rupnik
Marko Rupnik is a former member of the Slovenian Jesuits and a renowned sacred artist who has faced multiple allegations of sexual abuse. He is accused of committing sexual and psychological violence against at least 20 women in the early 1990s, particularly within a community in Ljubljana, which was later dissolved by the Vatican. Rupnik was expelled from the Jesuit order in 2023 after these serious allegations came to light.
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Marko Rupnik is an artist accused of sexual abuse in several cases.
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Germany· 2026-09-28
Marko Rupnik is the artist and former Jesuit priest whose mosaics are featured on the basilica.
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Marko Rupnik is a Slovenian artist and priest who faced allegations of sexual and psychological abuse.
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Marko Rupnik is a Slovenian artist and priest who faced allegations of sexual and psychological abuse.
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Switzerland· 2026-09-27
Marko Rupnik is on trial in a Vatican court, accused by more than two dozen women of having psychologically, spiritually and sexually abused them.
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United Kingdom· 2026-09-27
Marko Rupnik is a former Jesuit and recognized mosaic artist accused of systematic sexual, psychological, and physical abuses.
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Slovenia· 2026-07-21
Marko Rupnik is a priest accused of sexual abuse within the Church.
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Marko Rupnik has been accused of abuse by at least nine women and was excommunicated in 2020.
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Marko Rupnik is an influential Slovenian priest and artist accused of sexual and psychological violence.
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The order announced last month reparations to some 20 women who said they were sexually, psychologically and spiritually abused by the Reverend Marko Rupnik.
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Jamaica· 2025-04-27
Marko Rupnik is involved in a prolonged legal process related to sexual abuse.
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Portugal· 2025-04-26
Francis was accused of protecting the Slovenian Jesuit priest Marko Rupnik, alleged to have abused multiple women.
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Canada· 2025-04-23
Marko Rupnik is a Slovenian priest accused of sexual assaults.
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France· 2025-04-02
Marko Rupnik is accused of sexual abuse of women, including nuns, and his mosaics are being covered in Lourdes.
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Slovakia· 2025-03-31
Marko Rupnik is a Jesuit known for his mosaics and has been accused of sexual and psychological abuse.
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Marko Rupnik is a former member of the Slovenian Jesuits and a well-known sacred artist accused of sexual abuse by several nuns.
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