Michael J. Bransfield (English Wikipedia)

Lamb, Christopher (September 13, 2018). "Pope orders investigation into US bishop". The Tablet. Archived from the original on September 13, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2019.

timesleaderonline.com

"Survivors Network: Apology 'cannot absolve' Bransfield". Martins Ferry Times Leader. August 24, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2020.

usccb.org

"Diocesan Financial Issues" (PDF). Committee on Budget and Finance of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

vatican.va

press.vatican.va

"Rinunce e Nomine, 09.12.2004" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. December 9, 2004. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
"Rinunce e nomine, 13.09.2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. September 13, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2019.

washingtonpost.com

Boorstein, Michelle; Boburg, Shawn; Jr, Robert O'Harrow (2019-06-06). "W.Va. bishop gave powerful cardinals and other priests $350,000 in cash gifts before his ouster, church records show". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
Jr, Robert O'Harrow; Boburg, Shawn (2019-07-04). "Warnings about West Virginia bishop went unheeded as he doled out cash gifts to Catholic leaders". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
Boburg, Shawn; Jr, Robert O'Harrow; Boorstein, Michelle (2019-12-23). "The Bransfield report: Post publishes secret Vatican document as parishioners demand answers". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
Boburg, Shawn; Jr, Robert O'Harrow (2019-09-13). "A penthouse, limousines and private jets: Inside the globe-trotting life of Bishop Michael Bransfield". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
O'Harrow Jr., Robert; Boburg, Shawn (October 26, 2019). "From West Virginia to the Vatican: How a Catholic bishop secretly sent money from a church hospital to a cardinal in Rome". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
Boburg, Shawn; O'Harrow Jr., Robert; Harlan, Chico (December 26, 2019). "Ousted cardinal McCarrick gave more than $600,000 to fellow clerics, including two popes, records show". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
Jr, Robert O'Harrow; Boburg, Shawn (2019-06-11). "Three priests accused of enabling W.Va. bishop's 'predatory and harassing conduct' resign". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
Boorstein, Michelle (2019-11-26). "West Virginia bishop calls for predecessor, accused of sex and financial misconduct, to pay $792,000 in restitution and to apologize". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
Boorstein, Michelle (2020-08-11). "Disgraced West Virginia bishop Michael Bransfield was told a year ago to make restitution. His successor says Bransfield has gone incommunicado". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
Boorstein, Michelle (2020-08-20). "Vatican agrees to weakened restitution for West Virginia bishop accused of sexual and financial misdeeds". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
Boorstein, Michelle; Bailey, Sarah Pulliam; Jackman, Tom (2019-03-19). "West Virginia accuses Catholic diocese and former bishops of sex abuse cover-up in unusual consumer protection lawsuit". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
Boburg, Shawn; Jr, Robert O'Harrow (2019-10-03). "Former W.Va. bishop Michael Bransfield is under police investigation for alleged abuse of 9-year-old girl on church trip". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-10-29.

web.archive.org

"Bishop Bransfield retires; headed Wheeling-Charleston Diocese since 2005". Catholic News Service. 2019-06-07. Archived from the original on 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2023-10-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
Lamb, Christopher (September 13, 2018). "Pope orders investigation into US bishop". The Tablet. Archived from the original on September 13, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
"Scandalous charges by Stanley Gana against Bishop Bransfield". Catholic News Service. April 19, 2012. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
Guidos, Rhina. "Report says McCarrick fund gave more than $600,000 to clerics, two popes". Catholic News Service. Archived from the original on 2019-12-28. Retrieved 2019-12-28.

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Boorstein, Michelle; Boburg, Shawn; Jr, Robert O'Harrow (2019-06-06). "W.Va. bishop gave powerful cardinals and other priests $350,000 in cash gifts before his ouster, church records show". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
Goodstein, Laurie (2018-09-13). "Fall of a West Virginia Bishop Widens the Catholic Crisis Over Sex Abuse". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
Jr, Robert O'Harrow; Boburg, Shawn (2019-07-04). "Warnings about West Virginia bishop went unheeded as he doled out cash gifts to Catholic leaders". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
Boburg, Shawn; Jr, Robert O'Harrow; Boorstein, Michelle (2019-12-23). "The Bransfield report: Post publishes secret Vatican document as parishioners demand answers". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
Boburg, Shawn; Jr, Robert O'Harrow (2019-09-13). "A penthouse, limousines and private jets: Inside the globe-trotting life of Bishop Michael Bransfield". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
Jr, Robert O'Harrow; Boburg, Shawn (2019-06-11). "Three priests accused of enabling W.Va. bishop's 'predatory and harassing conduct' resign". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
Boorstein, Michelle (2019-11-26). "West Virginia bishop calls for predecessor, accused of sex and financial misconduct, to pay $792,000 in restitution and to apologize". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
Boorstein, Michelle (2020-08-11). "Disgraced West Virginia bishop Michael Bransfield was told a year ago to make restitution. His successor says Bransfield has gone incommunicado". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
Boorstein, Michelle (2020-08-20). "Vatican agrees to weakened restitution for West Virginia bishop accused of sexual and financial misdeeds". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
Boorstein, Michelle; Bailey, Sarah Pulliam; Jackman, Tom (2019-03-19). "West Virginia accuses Catholic diocese and former bishops of sex abuse cover-up in unusual consumer protection lawsuit". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
Boburg, Shawn; Jr, Robert O'Harrow (2019-10-03). "Former W.Va. bishop Michael Bransfield is under police investigation for alleged abuse of 9-year-old girl on church trip". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-10-29.

wvmetronews.com

McElhinny, Brad (2019-12-24). "Full report detailing Bransfield allegations is published by Washington Post". WV MetroNews. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
McElhinny, Brad (2020-08-20). "Disgraced Bishop Bransfield writes to apologize 'for any scandal or wonderment'". WV MetroNews. Retrieved 2023-10-29.