Federica Tourn

The mosaics of shame embarrass Pope Leo

In Lourdes, Rupnik’s mosaics on the façade of the Basilica will be permanently covered. Is there an ongoing conflict? One thing is certain: Prevost will meet abuse victims—though not those of the former Jesuit

Correction: Marko Rupnik’s mosaics in Lourdes are to be permanently covered. Bishop of Tarbes and Lourdes Jean-Marc Micas has refuted the rector of the Rosary Basilica Michel Daubanes, who three weeks ago had announced that the mosaics of the former abusive Jesuit would be covered only for the days of the Pope’s visit on 26 and 27 September.

The Review of Weekdays (June 7-13)

The Pope in Spain Faces Protests from Abuse Victim Associations, and the Jesuits Offer a Unsatisfactory New Explanation for Withholding the Report on De Luca

The Tile and the Drawer

When the Church transforms pain into a work of art, but forgets to open the archives. A reflection on the Church abuse project "Renaissance" by Sister Samuelle and Quentin Delcourt

The artistic project on abuse “Renaissance, la Symphonie des tesselles” (Rebirth, the Symphony of Tiles) continues: mosaicist Sister Samuelle and director Quentin Delcourt hold the final workshops to sign the tiles on June 4 in Brussels and the following days in two other locations in Belgium (June 5 in Oostakker, Ghent, and June 6 in Namur). Then the artist will proceed with the composition of the mosaic in order to finish the work for the presentation in Paris, at the beginning of 2027.

The Church's omertà on pedophiles: "We must judge ourselves among ourselves"

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi explains why bishops do not report priests' sexual abuse to the civil authorities, confirming that for the Church sexual violence is merely a sin

Investigation - Vatican Covers Up Pedophile Priests With Statute of Limitations

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith saves the "beggar of love" Don Valentino Salvoldi, priest of the diocese of Bergamo, despite dozens of testimonies of sexual abuse against him

As Pope Leo XIV said on January 8, 2026, closing the extraordinary consistory, «often the scandal in the Church is because the door has been closed and the victims have not been welcomed, accompanied by the closeness of authentic pastors». The Church that pretends to be scandalized by what the Church does. Federica Tourn