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
‘God is trans’ exhibit at New York Catholic church gets new name, and it’s ‘queer’
May 18, 2023 / 14:51 pmFollowing concerns expressed by the Archdiocese of New York, a Manhattan Catholic church has changed the name of an art display.
Dodgers disinvite anti-Catholic drag performers from Pride Night after backlash
May 17, 2023 / 15:13 pmThe Los Angeles Dodgers have announced that the franchise will no longer be honoring a group of drag performers that mock the Catholic faith.
Mutilated animals left on pro-life pregnancy center’s property in Orlando
May 16, 2023 / 13:00 pmStaff at the center, which offers free pregnancy services to mostly minority women, discovered the deceased animals in front of the clinic.
Oakland Diocese files for bankruptcy following sexual abuse lawsuits
May 15, 2023 / 15:05 pmThe Diocese of Oakland has filed for bankruptcy protection amid hundreds of accusations of clergy sexual abuse, Bishop Michael Barber said May 8.
UPDATE: ‘God is trans’ exhibit remains in church, but with controversial title removed
May 15, 2023 / 12:04 pmA controversial art display at a Manhattan Catholic church titled “God is Trans: A Queer Spiritual Journey” is undergoing a name and description change, but has not been removed as was previously reported.
FBI offers $15,000 for help identifying suspect in pro-life pregnancy center vandalism
May 10, 2023 / 15:30 pmThe bureau is offering the reward for information on the vandal or vandals of Pregnancy Resource Center in Des Moines, Iowa, in June 2022.
New York Archdiocese: We’re investigating ‘God is trans’ exhibit at Catholic parish
May 9, 2023 / 14:50 pmThe exhibit “maps the queer spiritual journey” and claims that “there is no devil.”
Vatican abuse commission now more ‘impact-focused,’ Boston’s Cardinal O’Malley says
May 8, 2023 / 16:00 pmCardinal Sean O’Malley said the commission’s recent actions “represent a major shift towards a more impact-focused direction.”
Harrison Butker offers grads some ‘hard truths’ about family, faith, and cancel culture
May 8, 2023 / 10:30 amButker told the students that their hard work might land them a very successful career, but that would not be enough to make them happy.
These Catholic college students dumped their smartphones for the year. Here’s what happened
May 7, 2023 / 07:00 amThree students from Franciscan University of Steubenville share what it was like to participate in the Unplugged Scholarship this academic year.
Judge orders PA district to allow After School Satan Club to meet on school grounds
May 4, 2023 / 16:30 pmThe preliminary injunction remains in effect until The Satanic Temple’s ACLU-backed lawsuit can be decided in court.
Hartford Archdiocese asks Vatican to investigate possible eucharistic miracle
May 4, 2023 / 16:00 pmThe archdiocese is appealing to the Vatican for guidance on how to proceed with its investigation of a possible eucharistic miracle in Connecticut.
Vermont rewrites law to offer assisted suicide to non-residents
May 3, 2023 / 13:30 pmRepublican Gov. Phil Scott of Vermont signed a bill Tuesday allowing non-residents to avail themselves of the state’s assisted suicide law.
Oklahoma bishops applaud governor’s signing of bill prohibiting sex changes for minors
May 2, 2023 / 13:25 pmOklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a law Monday prohibiting gender reassignment surgery and hormone use for minors younger than 18 years old.
Our Lady of Fatima statue to tour Newark Archdiocese throughout May
May 1, 2023 / 12:45 pmOne of only 13 copies in the world, the statue will leave its home at the Shrine of Fatima in Portugal and visit a handful of parishes in New Jersey.
Pope Francis accepts retiring Providence Bishop Thomas Tobin’s resignation
May 1, 2023 / 10:50 amBishop Tobin is succeeded by Bishop Richard Henning, whom Pope Francis in November appointed as coadjutor bishop of Providence.
Bagpipes, cymbals, and Marian hymns: Catholics make reparation outside ‘SatanCon’ in Boston
Apr 28, 2023 / 16:00 pmMore than 100 Catholics showed up to pray outside The Satanic Temple’s annual conference as it began this weekend.
Michigan priest pleads guilty to sexually abusing 5-year-old boy in 1987
Apr 27, 2023 / 13:47 pmA Michigan Catholic priest who was removed from active ministry in 2002 after a sexual abuse complaint was brought against him pleaded guilty April 25.
Archdiocese of Philadelphia and former priest named in lawsuit alleging cover-up of rape
Apr 26, 2023 / 14:45 pmA woman is suing the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for covering up the “mass sexual abuse” of a priest who she says later sexually abused her.
Pilot who offered women flights to abortion-friendly states fired from job teaching at Catholic seminary
Apr 24, 2023 / 12:51 pmA professor at a Catholic seminary in Louisiana lost his job after it was discovered that he had gone on social media to offer his services as a pilot.