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Lourdes shrine covers Rupnik mosaics ahead of papal visit
September 21, 2026
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CWN Editor's Note: The Marian shrine of Lourdes, France, installed coverings over mosaics created by Father Marko Ivan Rupnik, who has been accused of abusing over 20 women.
Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to visit the shrine on September 26. The mosaics will remain covered up after the papal visit.
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