Former Vatican media personality Father Thomas Rosica has been accused of sexually assaulting a priest in Canada and consequently has had his priestly duties suspended while the lawsuit proceeds through the courts.
The accusation goes back more than 20 years ago. Fr Rosica, a member of the Congregation of Saint Basil (Basilian Fathers), first rose to prominence running media operations during Pope St John Paul II’s 2002 visit to Canada for World Youth Day 2002.
He later founded Salt+Light Television in 2003 and was appointed a consulter to the Pontifical Council for Social Communication in 2009, reportsCrux. He was a Vatican spokesman during the 2013 Papal Conclave that elected Pope Francis and a Vatican media advisor for the 2008 and 2018 Synods of Bishops.
