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Marko Rupnik

Vatican: Rupnik acquittal rumors ‘absolutely unfounded’

“The deliberation of the case is still ongoing.”

Edgar Beltrán
Jul 22, 2026
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The Vatican said Wednesday that the canonical trial of Fr. Marko Rupnik is still in process, after rumors emerged this week that the disgraced former Jesuit had been acquitted.

Fr. Marko Ivan Rupnik. Centroaletti via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Two online publications reported on Monday that Rupnik had been acquitted by a panel of judges appointed by the Di…

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