# Victims of alleged abuse by Slovenian priest urge Pope Leo to expedite Church trial

https://mins.news/en/item/70578

- Reuters, 2026-09-23 12:30 UTC
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- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/victims-alleged-abuse-by-slovenian-priest-urge-pope-leo-expedite-church-trial-2026-09-23/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ab3c664f43c0f0001de9992

> Five people who allege abuse by a prominent Slovenian priest with Vatican ties urged Pope Leo on Wednesday to push for the completion of the cleric’s nearly year-long Church trial. They said the lengthy, secret process was denying them justice.

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