Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston

Catholic Charities West Virginia to Celebrate ‘Impressions of Hope’ Gala

February 24, 2019

Catholic Charities West Virginia’s (CCWVa) ninth annual gala, “Impressions of Hope,” will be celebrated from 6:30-10 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at Wheeling Park’s White Palace ballroom. The gala will benefit the a...

Mountain State Students Celebrate Catholic Schools Week

Cassie Bendel

January 27, 2019

Funny socks, volleyball games and dressing up like a firefighter. What do they all have in common? These are just some of the ways students across West Virginia will transform a cold, otherwise ordinary week of...

Christmas Isn’t Christmas Until Nativity Time

Vivienne Padilla

December 19, 2018

The marathon between Thanksgiving and the beginning of January has started. The never-ending cooking, baking, buying, wrapping, cleaning and decorating that culminates in cranky exhaustion for most of us, is no...

Iafrate Fighting for a Better Church

Nora Edinger

November 29, 2018

Editor’s note: As part of a continuing series on how Ohio Valley residents express their spirituality, Weelunk recently visited with a Wheeling man whose spiritual/social-justice calling includes bringing even ...

Mt. Calvary Cemetery: A Place to Remember on a Day for All Souls

Cassie Bendel

October 31, 2018

Meditate much on death, that you may not be too attached to this life. — St. Elizabeth Ann Seton ___________________________________ At this time of year, when the sky turns gray, the air makes you shiver, an...

Mary Ann Deschaine: ‘It’s a God Thing’

Chana Baker

August 22, 2018

Mary Ann Deschaine is a woman of faith. She is a woman of service. She is a woman who took a leap of faith. After seven years as superintendent of schools for the Diocese of Saginaw in Michigan, Deschaine fi...

A Spiritual Legacy – Women Religious in Wheeling

Jon-Erik Gilot

July 31, 2018

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Wheeling’s history is intertwined with the Catholic Church. From dozens of schools, parishes and institutions to the oldest hospital in the state and a landmark university, the Catholic faith has touched on all...

Deacon Smay To Be Ordained for Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston

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June 24, 2018

The Rev. Mr. Martin Smay will be ordained to the priesthood by the Most Rev. Michael J. Bransfield, bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Wheeling, at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 30. Pries...

Graduating Classes of Diocese’s Catholic High Schools Offered $23M in Scholarships

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June 17, 2018

Members of the 2018 graduating classes of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston’s six Catholic high schools across West Virginia were collectively offered $23 million in scholarships. The newly graduated students ...

Diocese Blessed With Generosity of Welty Sisters

Jon-Erik Gilot

May 31, 2018

West Virginia in general — and the Ohio Valley in particular — has a tremendously generous nature. From weekend steak fries and quarter auctions to the many foundations, trusts and charitable organizations, our...

Joseph Wiley To Be Ordained a Transitional Deacon for the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston

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May 27, 2018

Seminarian Nye Joseph Wiley will be ordained a transitional deacon by the Most Rev. Michael J. Bransfield, bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 2, at the Cathedral of St. Jose...

WJU Students To Be Recognized at Bishop’s Dinner

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April 15, 2018

The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston will recognize three Wheeling Jesuit University seniors during the 24th Annual Bishop’s Dinner for Catholic Schools set for Saturday, April 22. During the event, the Most R...

Bishops Cross To Be Presented at Dinner for Catholic Schools

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April 15, 2018

Students, teachers, benefactors and leaders in Catholic education from across West Virginia will convene for the 24th annual Bishop’s Dinner for Catholic Schools on Sunday, April 22, at the Morgantown Event Cen...

Spaghetti Dinner Is About Service

Steve Novotney

April 11, 2018

Smothered in homemade spaghetti sauce and garnished with sausages or meatballs or both, the noodles that will be devoured at Catholic Charities’ 18th Street Neighborhood Center this weekend serve as symbols of ...

Corpus Christi Creates Scholarship Fund

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February 28, 2018

Corpus Christi School recently endowed a $56,000 scholarship fund to help families with tuition costs and is planning an open house from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 8. The school has seven scholarships to off...

Bethlehem’s Mayor Bishop Serving Final Term

Steve Novotney

June 25, 2017

It would have been only two years had he not been unopposed and re-elected in June. Now, it will be four years and only four years that Tim Bishop will serve as the mayor of the village of Bethlehem, a commu...

“Living” Stations of the Cross at St. Vincent de Paul

Bryan Minor

April 6, 2017

As Christians on a 40 day journey through Lent, we often find ourselves “giving up” something that becomes a challenge to live without. For some, it means giving up sweets, pop or snacking between meals. Othe...

Corpus Christi School Students Cooking up a Healthy Storm

Miranda Shaner

March 22, 2017

Corpus Christi School (CCS) partnered with the Culinary Arts program at West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) for a “Kids Can Cook” class. WVNCC Associate Professor of Culinary Arts Chris Kefauve...

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