Vatican denies decision made in abuse trial against artist priest Rupnik

The Vatican says no final ruling has been issued yet in the canonical trial of Slovenian priest and artist Marko Rupnik, contradicting reports of an acquittal.
The case — with allegations from more than 20 women and Rupnik’s 2023 expulsion from the Jesuits — is being watched as a test of the Vatican’s accountability for clergy abuse.
Rupnik is a high-profile religious artist whose mosaics appear in about 200 churches (including in the Vatican), and the trial’s secrecy has prompted criticism from victims’ lawyers.