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
Our Lady of Fatima statue stolen from Catholic church in New Jersey
Sep 6, 2022 / 16:00 pmThe pastor of St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church in Gibbsboro, New Jersey, is praying the statue is returned before the Nativity of Mary on Sept. 8.
Archdiocese of Washington suspends priest charged with indecent exposure
Sep 2, 2022 / 16:44 pmA Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Washington has been placed on administrative leave and suspended from public ministry pending an investigation after he was charged with the misdemeanor offense of indecent exposure Aug. 25.
Connecticut Catholic bishops condemn anti-Catholic comments by public school official
Aug 31, 2022 / 17:15 pmConnecticut’s Catholic dioceses have condemned comments made in a video by a public elementary school assistant principal who admitted on hidden camera that he discriminates against Catholics in the hiring process.
Catholic church in Kansas severely damaged by fire
Aug 30, 2022 / 16:00 pmSeveral fire departments battled a blaze at a Catholic church in Fort Scott, Kansas, throughout Monday night and into the early hours of Tuesday morning.
From porn to ‘Padre Pio’: Meet the director who felt drawn to tell the saint’s story
Aug 30, 2022 / 13:45 pmAbel Ferrara began his movie-making career directing pornogaphy. Now he’s making a movie about Padre Pio.
Shia LaBeouf embraces the Catholic faith: Here's what we know
Aug 27, 2022 / 08:30 amTo better understand the steps necessary to enter the Catholic Church and the actor's spiritual journey, CNA spoke to a canon lawyer and a Franciscan friar who befriended LaBeouf during his "Padre Pio" movie project.
Omaha, Sioux Falls bishops adopt policies affirming students’ biological sex
Aug 25, 2022 / 13:32 pmThe bishops joined other dioceses in prohibiting teachers and students at Catholic schools from promoting a view of sexual identity that contradicts Church teaching.
Film about Mother Teresa to hit theaters in October
Aug 23, 2022 / 13:10 pmA film presenting the life of St. Teresa of Calcutta, commonly referred to as Mother Teresa, will be premiering in theaters for two days in October.
Vandalizing pregnancy center ‘for giving out diapers’ is ‘a bit much,’ director says
Aug 19, 2022 / 15:53 pmWhen Pam Hibbard saw red paint on the steps at Bethlehem House, the pro-life pregnancy center that she directs, she was a bit confused.
Notre Dame is betting on young Hispanic Catholics to be the future of the Church
Aug 19, 2022 / 14:47 pmIskali, a ministry that helps form young Hispanic adults in the Catholic faith, will take its evangelization efforts to the next level thanks to a partnership with Notre Dame's McGrath Institute for Church Life.
Each of Louisiana’s abortion clinics are leaving the state
Aug 17, 2022 / 16:00 pmThe three abortion clinics in Louisiana are leaving the state following the state’s Supreme Court Aug. 12 decision that an abortion ban will remain in effect while it is being challenged in the judiciary.
Arlington bishop offers path forward after implementing Traditional Latin Mass restrictions
Aug 17, 2022 / 07:20 amEffective September 8, Burbidge’s directives allow eight parishes to continue offering the Traditional Latin Mass. But only three of those parishes are allowed to continue offering the Extraordinary Form in their main church.
Rosaries are flying off the shelves after ‘The Atlantic’ article suggests link to ‘extremism’
Aug 16, 2022 / 13:04 pmThree online shops that sell rosaries have reported a boost in sales following a controversial article which attempted to link the rosary to right-wing extremism.
Catholic schools’ free lunch funds jeopardized by Biden LGBT rule change
Aug 10, 2022 / 18:00 pmA reinterpreted discrimination ban puts pressure on schools not aligned with the Biden administration’s LGBTQ agenda that rely on federal funds to feed students from low-income households.
Lightning strike causes major fire damage to historic Illinois Catholic church
Aug 9, 2022 / 15:10 pmThree firefighters were injured responding to the Aug. 8 fire St. James Catholic Church in Rockford, Illinois.
Meet Michael McGivney Schachle, the miracle baby who helped make his namesake a Blessed
Aug 7, 2022 / 04:00 amNumerous Catholic dignitaries attended the Knights of Columbus’ annual convention last week, but few could match the star power of 7-year-old Michael McGivney Schachle.
Nashville Dominican Sisters support Hillbilly Thomists on country music’s most famous stage
Aug 4, 2022 / 12:00 pmThe band, made up of Dominican friars, played the Grand Ole Opry on Aug. 1.
Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly calls Knights of Columbus to uphold dignity of life
Aug 2, 2022 / 18:38 pmPatrick Kelly, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, said in his annual report on Tuesday that the organization is doubling down on its efforts to protect life from conception to natural death as part of its dedication to serving those on the most outer margins of society.
FBI releases photo of suspect in Molotov cocktail attack on Nashville pregnancy center
Aug 1, 2022 / 16:45 pmAn individual threw the explosive device through a window at Hope Clinic for Women on June 30.
Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly discusses the future of the Knights of Columbus
Aug 1, 2022 / 16:40 pmSupreme Knight Patrick Kelly has an ambitious vision for the Knights of Columbus.