Pope Accepts Resignation of California Bishop Facing Fraud Charges

Pope Accepts Resignation of California Bishop Facing Fraud Charges

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of a bishop from the Chaldean Catholic community in the United States following criminal charges related to the alleged embezzlement of church funds. The Vatican announced on Tuesday that Emanuel Hana Shaleta had stepped down as bishop of the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of St Peter […] The post Pope Accepts Resignation of California Bishop Facing Fraud Charges first appeared on African…

Resignation of the Chaldean Catholic Patriarch and Arrest of a U.S. Bishop Shake One of Christianity’s Oldest Communities - ZENIT

(ZENIT News / San Diego, 03.10.2026).- Within the span of a few days, the leadership of the Chaldean Catholic Church has been shaken by two dramatic developments: the resignation of its long-time patriarch in Baghdad and the criminal prosecution of a bishop in the United States accused of financial misconduct. Together, the events have exposed internal tensions within one of the world’s oldest Christian traditions while raising difficult questio…