Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston Archives

WVa high court deals setback in state’s Catholic church suit

Nov 17, 2020

West Virginia’s attorney general cannot use a consumer protection law to sue a Catholic diocese over sexual abuse allegations, the state’s high court said Monday.

By Associated Press

‘Code of silence’ allows domestic abuse to go unchallenged, bishop says

Oct 13, 2020

Violence comes in many forms, but its goal is always control, Bishop Mark E. Brennan of Wheeling-Charleston said in his homily at the fourth annual national vigil Mass marking October as of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

By Colleen Rowan

‘Hold your heads high,’ West Virginia bishop tells first responders, military

Oct 6, 2020

West Virginia’s Catholic bishop had a message Sept. 29 for members of police and fire departments, Emergency Medical Services personnel and those serving in the U.S. military: “Hold your heads high. You have noble professions.”

By Colleen Rowan

West Virginia Catholic schools won’t force students to take COVID-19 tests

Sep 26, 2020

The Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston won’t accept Gov. Jim Justice’s offer to allow private and religious schools to reopen in orange counties if students and staff get tested for the new coronavirus.

By Associated Press

Catholic school principal fired for reporting abuse

Sep 19, 2020

A former principal at a West Virginia Catholic high school has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against a diocese, alleging he was let go for reporting complaints of inappropriate contact involving a priest and for firing a football coach.

By Associated Press

Catholic hospital in West Virginia announces voluntary severance plan

Jul 22, 2020

A financially strapped Catholic hospital in West Virginia announced unspecified staff reductions Tuesday, the latest in a series of medical center cutbacks in the state over the past year.

By Associated Press

2 men say hospital switched them at birth 80 years ago, sue diocese

Jun 10, 2020

Two men who believe they were switched at birth nearly 80 years ago are suing a Catholic diocese in West Virginia, alleging negligence and breach of duty by the hospital where they were born.

By Associated Press

West Virginia bishop urges all to ‘rely on God for strength’ amid virus

Mar 19, 2020

The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston’s Catholic schools are closed and public celebration of Mass in the diocese is suspended until further notice due to the coronavirus pandemic.

By Colleen Rowan