Joe Bukuras
Joe Bukuras is a multi-award-winning journalist and a law student at the University of Massachusetts. Formerly a staff reporter for CNA, Joe has covered several high-profile legal battles, including those of Mark Houck, former cardinal Theodore McCarrick, and Father James Jackson. His exclusive reporting has been cited by leading news sources such as The Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Vanity Fair, People, The New York Post, The Times of Israel, The Telegraph, The Guardian, Fox News, and Daily Mail UK.
Articles by Joe Bukuras
Virginia Catholic school student wins national cursive handwriting contest
Jun 24, 2023 / 08:00 amDaisy Almaraz, a student at Sacred Heart Academy in Winchester, Virginia, says good cursive writing makes her writing “better understood.”
NY pro-life sidewalk counselor to ask Supreme Court to consider clinic buffer zone case
Jun 23, 2023 / 08:15 amDebra Vitagliano, a 64-year-old mother of three, brought the suit against Westchester County, New York.
‘God Is Trans’ church no longer hosting ‘Pride Mass’ at gay monument, cites security concerns
Jun 22, 2023 / 12:25 pmSt. Paul the Apostle in New York City told parishioners the National Parks Service decided the Stonewall monument would be closed today.
National Celebrate Life Day Rally to be held rain or shine on Saturday, organizers say
Jun 21, 2023 / 12:45 pmThousands are expected at the event, which will take place rain or shine on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
LA archbishop at Mass before Dodgers game: ‘When God is insulted, it diminishes all of us’
Jun 16, 2023 / 15:45 pmThe Mass marked the beginning of a day of prayer in reparation for the Los Angeles Dodgers’ decision to honor the “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.”
Catholic church with ‘God is trans’ exhibit to host ‘Pride Mass’ at NYC gay monument
Jun 15, 2023 / 11:00 amThe Church of St. Paul the Apostle announced that it is celebrating a Mass outdoors at the Stonewall National Monument in New York City.
Woman charged with vandalizing Miami Catholic church, desecrating altar
Jun 13, 2023 / 13:15 pmAccording to police, Alfa Illescas, 44, was caught on security cameras spray-painting the words “perverts,” “pigs,” and “liars” on the church wall.
From coast to coast, eucharistic processions take to the streets across America for Corpus Christi
Jun 13, 2023 / 09:10 amSocial media was full of photos and videos of local eucharistic processions in dioceses around the country.
Eucharistic processions to be held across the country for Corpus Christi this weekend
Jun 9, 2023 / 14:10 pmThe processions occur as the Church in America enters its second phase of the U.S. bishops’ National Eucharistic Revival.
Father James Jackson pleads guilty in child pornography case
Jun 8, 2023 / 16:50 pmProsecutors will seek the mandatory minimum of five years in prison when Jackson is sentenced Sept. 11.
NFL champ Harrison Butker makes a statement with pro-life necktie at White House visit
Jun 6, 2023 / 15:15 pmChiefs kicker Harrison Butker wore a custom-made necktie with a pro-life message on it to the team’s visit to the White House on Monday.
Who flew migrants to California and dropped them off at Diocese of Sacramento offices?
Jun 5, 2023 / 15:00 pmCalifornia’s governor and attorney general are accusing the state of Florida of “kidnapping” a group of 16 South American migrants in Texas.
New ‘Padre Pio’ film is a human look at the famous saint, filmmakers say
Jun 1, 2023 / 16:10 pmActor Shia LaBeouf says he leaned on the saint’s famous motto anytime things were difficult while making the film: Pray, hope, and don’t worry.
Sister Wilhelmina’s body placed in glass case after solemn rosary procession
May 29, 2023 / 20:02 pmThousands of pilgrims visited the Abbey of Our Lady of Ephesus outside Gower, Missouri, over the three-day Memorial Day weekend.
Canadian police ask for public’s help in identifying man who set fire at cathedral
May 26, 2023 / 14:15 pmPolice in Canada are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a man who allegedly set a fire and assaulted two men at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Calgary.
Morticians mystified by Sister Wilhelmina’s body: ‘Something special going on there’
May 26, 2023 / 13:45 pmThe local bishop, who has contacted Rome, says a “thorough investigation” is needed to answer “important questions.”
Woman arrested in connection with arson of Our Lady of Guadalupe shrine in Illinois
May 24, 2023 / 14:00 pmA woman has been charged in connection with causing more than $78,000 in damages at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines, Illinois.
Trial date set in June for Father James Jackson’s child pornography case
May 24, 2023 / 10:45 amThe federal child pornography case against Providence, Rhode Island, priest Father James Jackson is scheduled to begin on June 20.
UPDATE: NYC professor who vandalized student pro-life display is fired
May 23, 2023 / 14:29 pmA professor at Hunter College in New York City had vandalized a pro-life display on May 2 that was sponsored by Students for Life of America.
Students protesting annual drag show at Catholic university threatened with violence
May 19, 2023 / 13:30 pmA group of students protesting an annual drag show at Loyola University Chicago said a group of counterprotesters destroyed their signs and more.