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Vatican Names Panel of Independent Judges for Trial of Disgraced Ex-Jesuit Marko Rupnik
- On July 3, Vatican Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández announced an independent panel of judges selected to oversee the canonical trial of former Jesuit and mosaic artist Father Marko Rupnik in the Vatican.
- The trial proceeds after Pope Francis removed the statute of limitations in 2023, following public backlash when Rupnik was formally assigned to a diocese in his native Slovenia in August of that year.
- Rupnik faces accusations of sexual, spiritual, and psychological abuse against around two dozen women and at least one man over 30 years, plus a 2020 brief excommunication for absolving a sexual partner.
- Lawyer Laura Sgrò, representing five victims, welcomed the judge panel selection as good news, emphasizing victims’ rights to defense, confidentiality, and active participation as injured parties.
- The trial establishment marks progress despite earlier Vatican mishandling and technical issues in victim notification, signaling a continued commitment to justice and victim support in clergy abuse cases.
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Catholic News AgencyCardinal Fernández says judges selected to hear Rupnik sexual abuse trial
Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, speaks during a press conference about a new Vatican document on human dignity on April 8, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, Jul 3, 2025 / 1... [...]
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thecatholicspirit.comVatican officially names panel of judges for canonical trial of Father Rupnik
(OSV News) — The Vatican has officially named the judges who will oversee the canonical trial of Father Marko Rupnik, the disgraced Slovenian priest and artist accused of sexually, spiritually and psychologically abusing more than two dozen women. The news about the establishment of the panel of judges was announced to a group of journalists on the sidelines of the presentation in the Vatican Press Office of the new form for the Mass on the prot…
Cardinal Fernández: Rupnik judges chosen
Vatican doctrinal chief Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández announced Thursday that a panel of judges for the canonical trial of mosaic artist Fr. Marko Rupnik has been chosen.Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, the prefect of Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. © Mazur/cbcew.org.uk.Fernández, the prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, said July 3 that the panel was “made up of judges who are all independent and extern…
Cardinal Fernández Says Judges Selected to Hear Father Rupnik Sexual Abuse Trial
Daniel Ibañez/CNA Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, speaks during a press conference about a new Vatican document on human dignity on April 8, 2024. Since allegations of abuse against Father Rupnik first became public in 2018, several Church leaders and Catholic groups around the world have increasingly called for the removal of sacred art created by the former Jesuit.
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(OSV News) — The Vatican has officially named the judges who will oversee the canonical trial of Father Marko Rupnik, the disgraced Slovenian priest and artist accused of sexually, spiritually and psychologically abusing more than two dozen women. The news about the establishment of the panel of judges was announced to a group of journalists on the sidelines of the presentation in the Vatican Press Office of the new form for the Mass on the prot…
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