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Michael Bransfield Shakes the Faithful

TOP 10 of 2020: Bransfield Saga Stuns the Ohio Valley

Read our complete coverage of Michael Bransfield's misdeeds while bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston. WHEELING — Anger and disgust blanketed the Catholic faithful in West Virginia in 2020 after former bishop Michael Bransfield offered what many considered a hollow apology for his ...

Pope Francis Elevates 13 Cardinals, Then Warns on Corruption, Ambition

One church leader that used his office for personal gain and advancement was Michael Bransfield, a disgraced former bishop that led the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston for 13 years. Read our coverage on Bransfield’s financial and sexual misdeeds and how he shook the faithful at ...

Bishop Mark Brennan: Bransfield Apology ‘Self-Serving’

Follow the Michael Bransfield saga by clicking here WHEELING — The past few years have featured turmoil and chaos for the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, as more than a decade of drinking, lavish spending and sexual harassment by former bishop Michael Bransfield came to light. As if that ...

Bransfield Accuser Calls Disgraced Bishop’s Apology ‘Inadequate’

Read the letter from one of Bransfield's victim's by clicking here WHEELING — The former traveling secretary for Michael Bransfield — who said the disgraced bishop sexually abused him while leading the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston — called his recent apology to his victims and the ...

At Mass, Faithful Say Bishop Bransfield’s Apology Not Enough

WHEELING — Catholic faithful attending Mass at St. Michael Parish in Wheeling Saturday evening were unified in saying former Bishop Michael Bransfield showed little remorse in the apology he issued to parishioners across West Virginia this week. Current Bishop Mark Brennan has expressed ...

At Mass, Faithful Say Michael Bransfield’s Apology Not Enough

Read the 60-page Bransfield report by clicking here. Read Bransfield's apology letter by clicking here. WHEELING -- Catholic faithful attending Mass at St. Michael Parish in Wheeling Saturday evening were unified in saying former Bishop Michael Bransfield showed little remorse in the apology ...