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Pope accepts resignation of Chaldean leaders after US bishop faces felony charges

Exclude from home pageCurated Content  |  March 11, 2026

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Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Bishop Emanuel Hana Shaleta, the leader of Chaldean Catholics in the Western U.S., the Vatican announced Tuesday (March 10), after Shaleta was arrested at the San Diego International Airport on Thursday on charges of embezzlement and money laundering.

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