Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston

2020 Vision: Wheeling Leaders Looking Ahead

Nora Edinger January 1, 2020

eelunk doesn’t have a crystal ball to foresee how Wheeling’s future will unfold in 2020, but today’s post is the...

HIDDEN GEMS: A Tale of Two Chapels

Nora Edinger December 23, 2019

Editor’s note: Today’s post on two gem-like chapels launches a new occasional series on lovely but lesser-known facets of Wheeling’s...

Bishop Appoints Vicar General

Provided September 6, 2019

Bishop Mark E. Brennan has announced the appointment of Monsignor Eugene S. Ostrowski as vicar general and moderator of the...

Bishop Mark E. Brennan: ‘The Only Way to Overcome Evil Is With Good’

Nora Edinger September 3, 2019

Editor’s note: Today’s post — part of an ongoing Weelunk series on Spirituality in the Ohio Valley — features a...

Higher Education Commission Reauthorizes Wheeling Jesuit

Provided August 16, 2019

Wheeling University today announced that it has been fully reauthorized by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and will...

Bishop Mark E. Brennan Appointed as Ninth Bishop of Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston

Provided July 23, 2019

Pope Francis has named the Most Rev. Mark E. Brennan, currently Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, as the...

Archbishop William Lori Announces Resignations, Changes in Chancery Officials

Provided June 10, 2019

Acting in his capacity as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, Archbishop William E. Lori today announced the following...

2019 Graduating Classes of Diocese’s Six Catholic High Schools Offered $15M in Scholarships

Provided June 9, 2019

Members of the 2019 graduating classes of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston’s six Catholic high schools across West Virginia were collectively...

Wiley To Be Ordained a Priest for the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston

Provided May 31, 2019

The Rev. Mr. Nye Frederick “Joseph” Wiley III will be ordained to the priesthood at the Cathedral of St. Joseph...

Ecumenical Conference to Focus on Opioid Crisis in West Virginia

Provided May 5, 2019

The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston (DWC), Catholic Charities WV (CCWVa) and the West Virginia Council of Churches (WVCC) are working together...

Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston Launches Catholic Sharing Appeal

Provided April 29, 2019

The annual Catholic Sharing Appeal (CSA) of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston — “Sowing the Seeds of Hope” — has launched...

Major Relic of St. John Vianney Coming to Town During Holy Week

Provided April 14, 2019

A major relic of St. John Vianney, the Curé of Ars, patron saint of parish priests, will be in West...

Excellence in W.Va. Catholic Education To Be Celebrated at Bishop’s Dinner

Provided March 31, 2019

Students, teachers, benefactors and leaders in Catholic education from across West Virginia will convene for the 25th annual Bishop’s Dinner...

More Than Just Fish Fridays: The Catholic Way Through Lent in 2019

Cassie Bendel March 29, 2019

ention the word Lent, and a thousand memories come to mind for me. I remember celebrating Fat Tuesday with a...

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

Provided 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,...

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...

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...

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...

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 ___________________________________...

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 Spiritual Legacy – Women Religious in Wheeling

Jon-Erik Gilot July 31, 2018

Wheeling’s history is intertwined with the Catholic Church. From dozens of schools, parishes and institutions to the oldest hospital in...

Deacon Smay To Be Ordained for Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston

Provided June 24, 2018

The Rev. Mr. Martin Smay will be ordained to the priesthood by the Most Rev. Michael J. Bransfield, bishop of...

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

Provided 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...

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...

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

Provided May 27, 2018

Seminarian Nye Joseph Wiley will be ordained a transitional deacon by the Most Rev. Michael J. Bransfield, bishop of the...

WJU Students To Be Recognized at Bishop’s Dinner

Provided 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...

Bishops Cross To Be Presented at Dinner for Catholic Schools

Provided April 15, 2018

Students, teachers, benefactors and leaders in Catholic education from across West Virginia will convene for the 24th annual Bishop’s Dinner...

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...

Corpus Christi Creates Scholarship Fund

Provided February 28, 2018

Corpus Christi School recently endowed a $56,000 scholarship fund to help families with tuition costs and is planning an open...

Bethlehem’s Mayor, Tim Bishop, Reflecting on Progress

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...

“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...

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...