Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
Coverage of Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston in the Nexus archive.
- Pope Leo places former illegal immigrant in charge of red state diocese
Pope Leo XIV appointed Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, a former illegal immigrant from El Salvador, as the bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston in West Virginia. The appointment sparked reactions amid tensions between the Vatican and the Trump administration over immigration policies, with Menjivar-Ayala criticizing ICE enforcement as a human rights issue.
- Pope Leo places former illegal immigrant in charge of red state diocese
Pope Leo XIV appointed Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, a former illegal immigrant from El Salvador, as the bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston in West Virginia. The appointment sparked reactions amid tensions between the Vatican and the Trump administration over immigration policies, with Menjivar-Ayala criticizing U.S. enforcement measures as human rights concerns.