Catholic shrine in Lourdes covers artwork by priest accused of abuse


  • World
  • Monday, 31 Mar 2025

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The sanctuary of Lourdes, one of the world's most popular Catholic pilgrimage sites, began on Monday to cover up a series of mosaics made by a prominent priest with ties to the Vatican who has been accused of sexual abuse.

The artwork is by Rev. Marko Rupnik, an internationally known artist, who has been accused byabout 25 people, mostly former Catholic nuns, of various types of abuse.

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