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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Pope accepts resignation of US bishop who was arrested for alleged financial crimes

APTOPIX Vatican Pope - (2026 Copyright The Associated Press)

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 someone from Shaleta’s church provided a statement and documentation “showing potential embezzlement from the church.”

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