HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Building trades unions — long fashioned as the voice of the American worker — are now intertwined with the richest companies in the world as they create America's artificial intelligence economy. Unionized workers are employed on a huge number of massive data ...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — At 16, Edward Blackmon Jr. was arrested during a protest for voting rights in his Mississippi hometown. He was loaded with schoolmates into a truck once used to haul chickens and was left in the summer heat before spending three nights in an overcrowded jail cell ...
The Most Rev. Evelio Menjivar-Ayala’s appointment as the 10th Bishop of the Wheeling-Charleston Diocese already is a special moment for him. It has been made even more special, he said, with who he will replace in that role. Menjivar is taking the baton of the diocese from the Most Rev. ...
The Most Rev. Mark Brennan came to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston in 2019 as its new bishop with a mission to rebuild the trust the community once had in the diocese’s leadership. The Wheeling-Charleston Diocese had fallen into tumultuous times under the previous bishop, ...
WHEELING – Local clergy describe Bishop Mark Brennan as a man willing to share his personal experiences, reach out to those of other religions and backgrounds, and foster peace in the community. They also say they will miss his presence in the Wheeling area. Brennan, 79, built relationships with clergy of other faiths during his tenure as bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling, a role he assumed in 2017. He also reached out to people of all races and economic backgrounds. “I’m sorry to see him go, but my understanding is that all bishops are required to submit their resignations to ...
Having a coat of arms comes from Church tradition dating back to the Middle Ages. This ecclesiastical shield is symbolic of the Catholic bishop’s “signature” to identify his office, pastoral mission, and values. The blue field symbolizes the Blessed Virgin Mary, patroness of the ...
