Two powerful earthquakes struck about 100 miles west of Caracas on Wednesday night, causing widespread destruction across parts of Venezuela. Buildings collapsed, homes and essential infrastructure were damaged, and thousands of people have been left [...]
Dear Brothers and Sisters in West Virginia, As we celebrate the Fourth of July, I extend my heartfelt greetings and prayers to all the people of West Virginia. This year's celebration is especially meaningful as [...]
Catholic & American A Pastoral Letter on Faith and the Republic Where We Have Been and Where We Need to Go By Bishop Mark E. Brennan Apostolic Administrator of Wheeling-Charleston [...]
The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston has received word that our former Bishop, Michael Bransfield, passed away peacefully today. As it is the tradition in our Church to pray for the dead as well as for the [...]
https://youtu.be/FeNGWW35Kho WHEELING—The Holy Father Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Most Reverend Mark E. Brennan from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston and has appointed as Bishop of [...]
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As we celebrate our 175th year as a diocese, we also celebrate 175 years of putting our faith into action as a united Church. In a recent homily on Christ’s Sermon on the Mount, [...]
The first bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling, Bishop Richard Vincent Whelan, was a shining example of how to guard your faith, just as St. Paul wrote to his friend Timothy (2 Timothy 1:6-8, [...]
Master carpenter Ray Smith, a member of St. James the Greater in Charles Town, is painstakingly securing the foundation, tediously inspecting trusses, and stabilizing the St. Joseph side of the sanctuary of the historic [...]
Faith and history are still celebrated in Sweet Springs. Each summer on the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, faithful Catholics and visitors of Monroe County get together to honor Mary, local history, and [...]