Courtesy Photo Children around the diocese are making their first reconciliation. Above are the children at Sacred Heart Parish in Bluefield after receiving the sacrament from their pastor, Father Sebastian Devasya, who is standing with [...]
University Response and Actions WHEELING—On March 4, 2021, Wheeling University was notified by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of a change in status from “Accredited” to “Accredited – On Probation.” To clarify, Wheeling University remains [...]
PARSONS—Bishop Mark Brennan formally blessed a new ultrasound machine for the Central W.Va. Pregnancy Care Center Feb. 7. The ultrasound machine represents the third such machine placed by the Knights of Columbus in West Virginia [...]
Father Francis Leon Alexander, 81, of Charleston, died Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at CAMC Memorial Division, Charleston. He was pastor at Blessed Sacrament Parish, South Charleston, for over 20 years and had also served several [...]
Bernard Twigg David Rose St. Vincent de Paul Parish School, Wheeling WHEELING— Catholic Charities West Virginia (CCWVa) will host its 11th Annual Shining a Light on Hope Gala in [...]
By Colleen Rowan WEIRTON—Students’ families, the community, and alumni of St. Paul School in Weirton had the chance to go on a virtual visit to the school on the morning of March 9 through a [...]
Development Director’s Virtual Fundraising Challenge Begins CLARKSBURG—The 2020-2021 Notre Dame Dame & St. Mary’s Fund Campaign has just hit the $125,000 mark, officials of the school announced recently. The goal is $200,000, and the campaign [...]
CLARKSBURG—The Parish Nurse Ministry will again be sponsoring Bonnie’s Bus to provide mammograms for women regardless of insurance status or ability to pay. The bus will be at Immaculate Conception Church in Clarksburg on Friday, [...]
WHEELING—March is Red Cross Month, and a blood drive is being sponsored by St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Wheeling. The blood drive will be held at St. Vincent’s Marist Centre at 2244 Marshall Ave., [...]
