The surgical disappearance of the Epstein case from mainstream press
An analysis of how mainstream media have treated the Epstein scandal compared to attacks on Pope Benedict XVI, revealing asymmetries in information coverage.
‘Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely’
Good people’s silence enables evil’s rise in the Catholic Church. A culture of adultery and homosexuality is installed. In Europe and the Americas, the majority of bishops, priests, and seminarians are homosexuals. But while Leo and most bishops continue to cover up abuse and punish whistleblowers, Hope persists through Our Lady of Fatima’s promise. Mary is crushing the serpent’s head.
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.
Unpublished audio recordings of the apostolic commissioner of the Sodalicio reveal the logic with which part of the Roman apparatus continues to manage sexual abuse: the institutional priority of the Church above the victims. Bertomeu himself goes so far as to compare this principle with «the law of the Third Reich».
Unpublished audio recordings of Monsignor Jordi Bertomeu, an official at the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and one of the principal investigators of sexual abuse cases within the Church, reveal how part of the Roman apparatus continues to manage these cases.
Meeting at the Vatican at the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors with the "Renaissance" project by artist Sister Samuelle, victim of Rupnik, and director Quentin Delcourt
On May 6, I found myself in a place I never thought I would set foot: the headquarters of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors in Rome.
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
A formal complaint against Bishop Antonio Santarsiero Rosa was filed at the Apostolic Nunciature in Lima on March 26, 2026, yet the victims have received no acknowledgment from ecclesiastical authorities.
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
From the pope's mercy towards paedophiles to the Vatican safety net for the Spanish abusive bishop, passing through Prevost's interest-driven trip to Monte Carlo: here are the week's news
Today we launch a new column, a weekly review featuring the most significant news on abuses in churches curated by Alessio Di Florio
The scandal involving former Jesuit Marko Rupnik continues to grow without clearing up key uncertainties. Far from moving toward a clear resolution, the case appears increasingly surrounded by silence, opacity and lack of official information, even under the current pontificate, according to Il Messaggero.