Catholics Express Anger, Sadness Over Bransfield’s Spending

WHEELING — The latest revelation about lavish spending by former bishop Michael Bransfield is drawing reactions of anger and sadness from the Roman Catholic faithful in Wheeling. The Washington Post newspaper last week published a lengthy article detailing Bransfield’s extravagant ...

Diocese Reaches Settlement in Bransfield Lawsuit

WHEELING — A settlement has been reached in a civil suit filed by a former secretary to former Bishop Michael Bransfield against the Diocese of Wheeling Charleston. The suit initially was filed in Ohio County Circuit Court in March on behalf of “J.E.,” identified only as a personal ...

Bransfield Is Reprimanded By the Pope

Pope Francis has issued a series of disciplinary measures against former bishop Michael Bransfield, including barring him from living in West Virginia. Bransfield, who resigned from his position within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston in September, was found by a clerical ...