Pope accepts resignation of accused Swiss abbot; 29-year-old prior assumes governance (CWN)

Pope Leo has accepted the resignation of Abbot Jean César Scarcella, 73, from the office of ordinary abbot of the Territorial Abbey of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland. The abbot is a member of the Congregation of St. Maurice of Agaunum, part of the Confederation of the Canons Regular of St. Augustine.