In the letters, 22 women described alleged spiritual, psychological and sexual abuse by Father Rupnik while he was their spiritual director. By 2000, Father Rupnik had gained prominence for installing a new mosaic program in the Vatican’s Redemptoris Mater Chapel, a private papal chapel. Accounts of spiritual and sexual abuse in previously unknown lettersRaguso is an assistant professor of psychology at the Portuguese Catholic University of Braga. OSV News learned that the accounts include the sisters’ testimonies about Father Rupnik allegedly using their past experiences of abuse to further abuse them. The Jesuits expelled Father Rupnik in 2023 after he refused to comply with restrictions imposed in connection with allegations of sexual, spiritual and psychological abuse.