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
Suspect arrested in connection with murder of Bishop David O’Connell
Feb 20, 2023 / 11:31 amA suspect has been arrested in connection with the Feb. 18 shooting homicide of Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell.
U.S. bishops: FBI document targeting Catholics is ‘religious profiling’
Feb 17, 2023 / 15:15 pmThe USCCB responded Thursday to a leaked document from the FBI that appears to reveal an investigation into “radical traditionalist” Catholics.
New York Archdiocese to close 12 Catholic schools
Feb 17, 2023 / 13:15 pmThe archdiocese cited “detrimental” financial instability “due to shifting demographics and lower enrollment made worse by the pandemic.”
Two UK Catholics acquitted after being charged for praying in front of abortion clinic
Feb 16, 2023 / 10:00 amFather Sean Gough and Isabel Vaughan-Spruce were charged with violating a local Public Spaces Protection Order that censors speech around an abortion clinic.
Canadian government moves to delay expanding assisted suicide to include the mentally ill
Feb 15, 2023 / 16:45 pmLegislation would delay by one year plans to include mental illness among the list of eligible conditions under the country’s assisted suicide program.
Bishop Barron: Latin Mass is here to stay, but new locations to be chosen
Feb 14, 2023 / 14:00 pm“Bishop Robert Barron ... has no intention of eliminating the celebration of the Mass in this form in the Diocese of Winona-Rochester,” the diocese said.
‘All glory to God’: Chiefs’ Butker makes game-winning kick in the Super Bowl while wearing scapular
Feb 13, 2023 / 11:07 amThe 27-year-old kicker is outspoken about his Catholic faith, and many on social media were quick to point out that he was wearing a brown scapular.
Through her eyes: Mark Houck’s wife prepared ‘for the worst,’ surrendered to God’s will
Feb 11, 2023 / 05:00 am“They could have taken him to jail right away and my kids would not have seen him again” directly after the trial, Ryan-Marie Houck said.
Former Priests for Life officials call for Pavone to step down
Feb 10, 2023 / 15:50 pmTwo former officials of Priests for Life are calling for laicized priest Frank Pavone to step down as national director.
Diocese of Phoenix hits the streets to evangelize during Super Bowl LVII week
Feb 10, 2023 / 13:15 pmVolunteers are setting up outside the arena to hand out sacramentals like rosaries and miraculous medals, in addition to informational pamphlets on the Catholic faith.
FBI retracts leaked document orchestrating investigation of Catholics
Feb 9, 2023 / 15:15 pmThe FBI says it is retracting a leaked document published on the internet Feb. 8.
As Pavone misconduct allegations mount, Amarillo Diocese maintains silence
Feb 8, 2023 / 20:52 pmTwo women have accused Frank Pavone, national director of the pro-life organization Priests for Life, of sexual harassment, according to recent media reports.
New auxiliary bishop appointed in Diocese of El Paso immigrated to U.S. from Philippines
Feb 8, 2023 / 10:51 amBishop-elect Anthony Celino, who currently serves as pastor of St. Raphael Parish in East El Paso and is the diocese’s judicial vicar, immigrated in 1993.
Guess who’s coming to the State of the Union? Pro-life hero and target of Biden Justice Department Mark Houck
Feb 7, 2023 / 13:50 pmPennsylvania Republican Rep. Scott Perry invited pro-life advocate and recently exonerated Catholic father of seven Mark Houck to be his guest.
Democrats invite pro-abortion guests to State of the Union
Feb 7, 2023 / 13:30 pmSeveral Democratic congressmen have invited pro-abortion activists as their guests for President Joe Biden’s second State of the Union address Tuesday night.
Police say church vandal was about to break into tabernacle — until he saw the statue of Mary
Feb 6, 2023 / 13:55 pmThe suspect started to take a sledgehammer to the tabernacle where the consecrated bread is kept, but something stopped him in his tracks: a Virgin Mary statue.
Leader of Houston pro-life pregnancy center says pro-abortion vandalism was ‘racist’
Feb 3, 2023 / 16:15 pmTwo vandals were allegedly caught on camera writing “Abortion for all” on the front of the clinic in Houston’s Fifth Ward.
The Satanic Temple to open free abortion clinic in New Mexico
Feb 3, 2023 / 13:22 pmThe political activist group known for protesting religious symbolism in public spaces announced it will offer prescriptions for drugs that cause abortion.
Bishop Barron says Minnesota’s new abortion law is ‘the worst kind of barbarism’
Feb 2, 2023 / 12:45 pm“I want to share with you my anger, my frustration over this terrible law that was just signed by the governor in Minnesota,” Barron said.
Acquitted pro-life activist Mark Houck reveals details of ‘reckless’ FBI raid; will press charges
Feb 1, 2023 / 13:31 pmThe father of seven said he opened the door of his house to a team of FBI agents pointing M-16s at him.