Truth, decent burial urged at ceremony for post-WWII execution victims

Kočevje, 1 June - Ljubljana Archbishop Stanislav Zore held a mass in Kočevski Rog in south of Slovenia on Saturday to commemorate the victims of post-WWII summary executions that were thrown in pits and caves there. He said that acknowledging what happened at the end of the war and proper burial of the victims was a prerequisite for reconciliation.

Kočevski Rog
Ljubljana Archbishop Stanislav Zore holding a mass in Kočevski Rog as part of the annual ceremony to commemorate the victims of post-WWII summary executions.
Photo: Aleš Kocjan/STA

Kočevski Rog
Ljubljana Archbishop Stanislav Zore holding a mass in Kočevski Rog as part of the annual ceremony to commemorate the victims of post-WWII summary executions.
Photo: Aleš Kocjan/STA

Kočevski Rog
Ljubljana Archbishop Stanislav Zore holding a mass in Kočevski Rog as part of the annual ceremony to commemorate the victims of post-WWII summary executions.
Photo: Aleš Kocjan/STA

Kočevski Rog
The annual ceremony to commemorate the victims of post-WWII summary executions.
Photo: Aleš Kocjan/STA

Kočevski Rog
Ljubljana Archbishop Stanislav Zore holding a mass in Kočevski Rog as part of the annual ceremony to commemorate the victims of post-WWII summary executions.
Photo: Aleš Kocjan/STA

Kočevski Rog
The annual ceremony to commemorate the victims of post-WWII summary executions.
Photo: Aleš Kocjan/STA

Kočevski Rog
The annual ceremony to commemorate the victims of post-WWII summary executions.
Photo: Aleš Kocjan/STA

Kočevski Rog
The annual ceremony to commemorate the victims of post-WWII summary executions.
Photo: Aleš Kocjan/STA

Kočevski Rog
The annual ceremony to commemorate the victims of post-WWII summary executions.
Photo: Aleš Kocjan/STA

Kočevski Rog
The annual ceremony to commemorate the victims of post-WWII summary executions.
Photo: Aleš Kocjan/STA

Kočevski Rog
The annual ceremony to commemorate the victims of post-WWII summary executions.
Photo: Aleš Kocjan/STA

Kočevski Rog
The annual ceremony to commemorate the victims of post-WWII summary executions.
Photo: Aleš Kocjan/STA

Kočevski Rog
The annual ceremony to commemorate the victims of post-WWII summary executions.
Photo: Aleš Kocjan/STA

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