Pope accepts resignation of US bishop who was arrested for alleged financial crimes Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of the Chaldean Catholic bishop of San Diego, California ROME -- Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of the Chaldean Catholic bishop of San Diego, California, a decision announced Tuesday by the Vatican after the bishop was arrested on embezzlement charges. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office said last week it had arrested Bishop Emmanuel Shaleta on March 5 at San Diego International Airport as he tried to leave the country. The office said it acted after someon

Pope accepts resignation of US bishop who was arrested for alleged financial crimes Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of the Chaldean Catholic bishop of San Diego, California ROME -- Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of the Chaldean Catholic bishop of San Diego, California, a decision announced Tuesday by the Vatican after the bishop was arrested on embezzlement charges. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office said last week it had arrested Bishop Emmanuel Shaleta on March 5 at San Diego International Airport as he tried to leave the country. The office said it acted after someon