Leo XIV Personally Intervened Against Rupnik’s Art, But…

Leo XIV personally intervened to stop VaticanNews.va from using the artwork of Father Marko Rupnik, according to Bishop Jean-Marc Micas of Tarbes and Lourdes.
Rupnik has been accused by numerous women of fornication and sexual, spiritual and psychological abuse.
In an interview with Paris Match (August 31), Bishop Micas described a private audience with Leo XIV in June 2025. The pope asked him how Lourdes was dealing with Rupnik’s asymmetrical mosaics and the big black eyes.
Leo XIV supported the bishop’s approach to cover the mosaics. Then, Leo XIV mentioned that he had instructed the Holy See’s communications office to stop using Rupnik’s mosaics to illustrate articles. “He is truly very determined on this issue,” Bishop Micas said.
Rupnik’s work quietly disappeared from VaticanNews.va in June 2025, shortly after Leo XIV’s election.
However, the canonical case against the Slovenian priest remains ongoing and is clearly delayed, even years after the allegations against him became public …More