New Pastor Installed at St. Joseph Parish in Martinsburg
John Sherwood Photo: Father Thomas Gallagher, right, is installed as pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Martinsburg Aug. 20 by Very Rev. John S. Ledford, V.F., pastor of St. James…
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A Memorable First Day of School
Courtesy Photo: St. Francis de Sales School in Beckley started the new school year by giving their students the chance to see the solar eclipse Aug. 21. Here, the kids view…
Krupa Annex Opens at Charleston Catholic High School
By Colleen Rowan CHARLESTON—Charleston Catholic High School kicked off the school year with the long-anticipated opening of its Krupa Annex, a state-of-the art building addition featuring a new chapel, classrooms…
Bishop Offers Prayers and Support for Flood Victims
Scott McCloskey Photo/Courtesy of the Wheeling News-Register The 12th Street area of McMechen is pictured July 29. By Colleen Rowan WEST VIRGINIA—Flood waters rose once again in West Virginia, this time…
Morgantown’s Sarah Riffon to Make First Profession of Vows as Franciscan Sister
MORGANTOWN— Sister Chiara Joan Riffon will make her first profession of vows Aug. 6 at Father of Mercy Chapel in Toronto, Ohio, at the motherhouse of her community, the Franciscan…
Knights of Columbus Councils Accompany the Silver Rose of Guadalupe through West Virginia
Lynne Snyder Photo The Knights of Columbus Council No. 603 is pictured at Holy Rosary Church in Buckhannon with the Silver Rose of Guadalupe. From left are Frank Koenig, John…
Check out the latest issue of The Calling Vocations Newsletter
Check out the latest issue of The Calling, Vocations Newsletter for the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, in the Aug. 4 issue of The Catholic Spirit
Mass Celebrates Italian Heritage
Colleen Rowan Photo Father Justin Blanc, associate pastor of St. John University Parish in Morgantown, receives the gifts during the Mass he celebrated for the Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage…
Catechetical Ministry Service Awards Call to Mind Idea of ‘Service’
Colleen Rowan Photo Pictured are the new catechetical ministry service awards that will be given this fall to catechists at the upcoming Christ the Teacher: Catechetical Ministry Dinners. WHEELING—The diocesan…
West Virginia Catholic Conference Director Says ‘Dramatic’ Medicaid Cuts Will Hurt State’s Most Vulnerable
By Colleen Rowan WHEELING, W.Va.—As the health care debate unfolds in the Senate this week, the Catholic Conference of West Virginia’s director said that “dramatic” cuts to Medicaid would hurt…
