Jesuit barred from artistic activity after new abuse claims


              FILE - The closed Basilica of Lourdes is pictured May 8, 2020, in Lourdes, southwestern France. Pope Francis' Jesuit religious order is weighing further disciplinary measures against the Rev. Marko Ivan Rupnik following a third church investigation into allegations he used his charismatic personality and exalted status as one of the Catholic Church's preeminent religious artists to manipulate adult women into sexual activity. Mosiacs by Rev. Marko Ivan Rupnik decorate several churches and chapels, including the Lourdes basilica. (AP Photo/Bob Edme, File)
            
              FILE - Pope Francis is flanked by Jesuits' superior general Arturo Sosa Abascal, left, after presiding a mass on March 12, 2022. Pope Francis' Jesuit religious order is weighing further disciplinary measures against the Rev. Marko Ivan Rupnik following a third church investigation into allegations he used his charismatic personality and exalted status as one of the Catholic Church's preeminent religious artists to manipulate adult women into sexual activity. Mosiacs by Rev. Marko Ivan Rupnik decorate several churches and chapels, including the Lourdes basilica. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)
Jesuit barred from artistic activity after new abuse claims