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Vatican defends secrecy in sensitive abuse case involving ex-Jesuit artist Marko Rupnik

The Vatican has confirmed that a church trial against a famous ex-Jesuit priest accused of spiritual and sexual abuse of women is ongoing

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Lawyer in sensitive Vatican abuse case issues scathing critique of church's secretive legal system

The lawyer for five women who say they were sexually, psychologically and spiritually abused by a once-famous Jesuit priest has penned a scathing denunciation of the Vatican’s secretive legal system

The Independent UK

Trial against famous ex-Jesuit artist, accused of abusing women, to start with judges named

The Vatican has taken the unusual step of announcing that it had named judges to decide the fate of a famous ex-Jesuit artist accused of sexually, spiritually and psychologically abusing women

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Pope orders Vatican to reopen case of priest ousted from Jesuits after claims of adult abuse

Pope Francis has ordered the Vatican to reopen the case of a well-known priest-artist accused of sexually, psychologically and spiritually abusing adult women

The Independent UK

Priest kicked out of Jesuits for alleged abuse of women welcomed into Slovenia diocese

A famous priest-artist who was thrown out of the Jesuits after being accused of sexual, spiritual and psychological abuse of women has been accepted into a diocese in his native Slovenia

The Independent UK

Women who say they were abused by a onetime Jesuit artist denounce an apparent rehabilitation effort

Women who say they were abused by a once-prominent Jesuit artist say they are now being revictimized by his superiors

The Independent UK

Jesuits confirm expulsion of priest artist and lament Vatican norms preclude further sanction

The Jesuits say a famous artist priest has been definitively expelled from the religious order for sexually, spiritually and psychologically abusing women

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Supporter defends expelled Jesuit priest against 'lynching', says abuse claims unproven

The head of a religious art and culture center founded by a disgraced Jesuit priest has come to his defense

The Independent UK

Jesuits expel prominent priest Rupnik after allegations of abuse against adult women

Pope Francis’ Jesuit religious order has expelled a prominent Slovenian priest from the congregation following allegations of sexual, spiritual and psychological abuses against adult women

The Independent UK

Lourdes shrine reviewing mosaics after Jesuit abuse claims

Officials at the Catholic shrine in Lourdes are mulling what to do with the French sanctuary's mosaics

The Independent UK

Pope extends sexual abuse law to include lay leaders

Pope Francis on Saturday updated rules on dealing with sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church, expanding their scope to include lay Catholic leaders and spelling out that both minors and adults can be victims.

Reuters

Jesuits say abuse accusations against priest are highly credible

The Roman Catholic religious order of Jesuits said on Tuesday that accusations of sexual, psychological and spiritual abuse against a prominent member of the order were highly credible and that restrictions on him had been tightened.

Reuters

Jesuit barred from artistic activity after new abuse claims

Pope Francis’ Jesuit religious order is taking new measures against a prominent Jesuit artist after 15 more people came forward with fresh accusations of spiritual, sexual and psychological abuse

The Independent UK

Pope opens up on sex abuse cases, says church must do more

Pope Francis has shed light on the Catholic Church’s handling of sex abuse allegations against East Timor’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning independence hero

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Former nun adds to abuse accusations against prominent Slovenian Jesuit priest

A Slovenian former nun has come forward to accuse a Jesuit priest once prominent at the Vatican of sexual and psychological abuse, at least the fourth public accuser in a case that has shaken the worldwide religious order.

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Slovenian Jesuits ask for forgiveness in major abuse case

Slovenia's Jesuits say they believe sexual abuse allegations against a prominent member of their order are true and have asked for forgiveness.

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Pope's vicar for Rome seeks full truth about Jesuit abuse

The pope’s vicar for Rome called Friday for the full truth to come out about a famous Jesuit priest accused of sexual and spiritual abuses against adult women

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'Despicable': Slovene bishops condemn Jesuit artist's abuse

Slovenia’s Catholic bishops have condemned the emotional, sexual, and spiritual violence committed against women by a famous Slovenian priest

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Pope denounces psychological abuse as Jesuit case rocks Church

Pope Francis on Thursday denounced psychological violence and abuse of power in the Church, as the case of a prominent priest accused of exploiting his authority to sexually abuse nuns has rocked the Vatican.

The Independent UK

Vatican investigator says claims of Jesuit abuse true

A Vatican-appointed investigator who helped bring to light decades-old allegations of sexual and spiritual abuse against a famous Jesuit priest is calling for the hierarchs who hid his crimes to “humbly ask the world to forgive the scandal.”

Reuters

Jesuit abuse case widens as victim speaks, order seeks witnesses

A case of sexual abuse rattling the Jesuits has widened with a former nun describing how her complaints against a prominent priest were ignored and as the religious order urged others to come forward with any new evidence.

The Independent UK

Jesuits ask victims to come forward in artist abuse case

Pope Francis’ Jesuit order is asking any victims to come forward with complaints against a famous Jesuit artist

The Independent UK

Jesuit case underscores secrecy, leniency for abuse of women

Revelations that the Vatican let a famous Jesuit priest off the hook twice for abusing his authority over adult women has exposed two main weaknesses in the Holy See’s abuse policies

The Independent UK

Jesuits admit artist excommunicated before new abuse claims

The head of Pope Francis’ Jesuit religious order has admitted that a famous Jesuit priest had been convicted of one of the most serious crimes in the Catholic Church some two years before the Vatican decided to shelve another case against him for allegedly abusing other adult women under his…

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Closing of Jesuit abuse case left victims feeling betrayed, expert says

One of the Catholic Church's top sexual abuse experts has called for a review of how his own Jesuit order and the Vatican handled allegations against an internationally known priest and artist.

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