Decades of allegations, systemic cover-ups and canonical delays frame the timeline of the abuse scandal surrounding former Jesuit Father Marko Rupnik.
Dating back to the early 1990s at the Loyola Community in Slovenia, allegations of psychological, spiritual and sexual abuse against the high-profile mosaic artist remained largely hidden for nearly 30 years.
Although internal Church investigations deemed claims credible and triggered the priest’s brief 2020 excommunication, public revelations did not emerge until late 2022.
The timeline accelerated shortly after: Father Rupnik was expelled from the Society of Jesus in 2023 and, incardinated into a Slovenian diocese, he faced global backlash as shrines began covering his artwork.
Following the papal waiver of the statute of limitations, an independent five-judge panel was appointed to the case in late 2025. Following recent reports of an acquittal deemed false by the Holy See’s press office, the Vatican confirmed the canonical trial remains actively under review.
