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Vatican names judges for abuse trial of former Jesuit artist Rupnik
ROME (AP) — The Vatican took the unusual step on Monday of announcing that it had named judges to decide the fate of a famous ex-Jesuit artist, whose mosaics decorate basilicas around the world and who was accused by more than two dozen women of...
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Vatican halts seminary formation in DR Congo diocese ‘until further notice’
ACI Africa, Oct 13, 2025 / 15:12 pm The Vatican Dicastery for Evangelization has suspended the formation of seminarians in the Diocese of Wamba in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), citing a “difficult ecclesial environment,” which...
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Vatican announces selection of judges in Rupnik trial
The Vatican announced on Oct. 13 the appointment of five judges for the canonical trial of disgraced former Jesuit Fr. Marko Rupnik, accused of sexually abusing several adult women. The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) officially...
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Vatican appoints judges in Rupnik trial
Three months after Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández said the Vatican had identified the judges who would form the tribunal in the canonical trial against Slovenian Father Marko Rupnik on charges of spiritual and sexual abuse, the judges were...
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Vatican wishes Hindus a happy Diwali, a feast day dedicated to their gods
News The Holy See's letter does not mention the name of Jesus. VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — The Vatican Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue published a letter offering “best wishes” to Hindus as they prepare to observe the feast of “Deepavali,”...
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Vatican Unveiled: Archdiocese to host exhibit of largest collection of papal artifacts outside of Rome
A Swiss Guard helmet is part of Vatican Unveiled. PHOTOS BY DAVE HRBACEK, THE CATHOLIC SPIRIT From Jan. 10 to Feb. 1, the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis will host Vatican Unveiled, an exhibit of the largest collection of papal artifacts...
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Vatican formally nominates judges in Fr Rupnik trial
Fr Marko Rupnik (OSV News/Cristian Gennari, KNA) The Vatican has formally nominated the panel of judges that will form the tribunal in the canonical trial against Slovenian Fr Marko Rupnik on charges of spiritual and sexual abuse. Source: OSV...
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Vatican liturgy chief addresses national gathering in Baltimore
In a call to refocus on the heart of Catholic worship, British Cardinal Arthur Roche, head of the Vatican’s liturgy office, urged believers to embrace the wonder of the Eucharist and model their lives on humility and love. Cardinal Roche, prefect...
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Famous Jesuit Artist Accused of Sexual, Spiritual and Psychological Abuse by Dozens of Women, Rev. Rupnik To Undergo Trial in the Vatican
Rev. Marko Rupnik – photo by Centroaletti/Wiki Media. Rupnik: famous artist or sex fiend? Rev. Marko Rupnik rose to prominence as a Jesuit artist whose mosaics decorate basilicas worldwide. But he later became the source of a sex scandal that was...
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VATICAN - Pope Leo XIV on World Mission Day: "I saw first-hand how the faith, the prayer and the generosity can transform entire communities"
Vatican City – On the occasion of the 99th World Mission Day, on Sunday, October 19, Pope Leo XIV launched an appeal, released this morning through the Holy See Press Office, addressed to all parishes in the world to help support missionaries who...
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Vatican Appoints Judges to Decide Rupnik Sexual Abuse Case
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The five judges, who include women and clerics, do not hold any position in the Roman Curia — the Vatican’s governing body — to ensure their autonomy and independence in the penal judicial procedure. The Vatican’s doctrine office announced Monday...
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Vatican Urges Christians & Hindus to Build Peace
The Vatican’s Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue has released its 2025 Deepavali greeting, extending warm wishes to Hindu communities celebrating the festival of lights on 20 October and encouraging believers to deepen friendship and...
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Shock at the Vatican: Man Desecrates St. Peter’s Altar During Mass
A man desecrated the altar at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City by urinating on it during a Friday morning Holy Mass as hundreds of horrified tourists and worshipers looked on, according to local reports. Breaking News. Spirit-Filled Stories....
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Exclusive: Knoxville Diocese indicates Vatican order for end of all diocesan Latin Masses
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Bishop Mark Beckman of Knoxville, Tennessee, has directed that all celebrations of the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) in the diocese cease by 23 November 2025, in accordance with the Vatican’s implementation of Pope Francis’s 2021 motu proprio...
Vatican appoints judges to hear Rupnik case
ROME – The Vatican announced on Monday that a panel of judges has been appointed to hear the case of Father Marko Rupnik, a Slovenian priest accused of serial sexual, psychological, and spiritual abuse of dozens of victims, after a review of...
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Vatican appoints five-judge panel to rule on Rupnik case
Vatican City, 13 October - The Vatican has announced that a special tribunal featuring five men and women has been appointed to rule on the case of the former Slovenian Jesuit Marko Ivan Rupnik, who has been accused by a group of nuns of spiritual...
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Rupnik Case: Five Judges Chosen, Women and Clergy Without Positions in the Vatican
The Vatican now has the five judges who will try Rupnik, the artist, theologian, and former Jesuit accused of committing various abuses against dozens of women. This was announced by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, which explained, in...
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Vatican names judges for trial of former Jesuit artist Rupnik accused of abuse by over 20 women
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Vatican names judges for trial of former Jesuit artist Rupnik accused of abuse by over 20 women
ROME – The Vatican took the unusual step on Monday of announcing that it had named judges to decide the fate of a famous ex-Jesuit artist, whose mosaics decorate basilicas around the world and who was accused by more than two dozen women of...
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