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
Pro-life leaders decry abortion ruling leak, hope for overturn of Roe v Wade
May 3, 2022 / 16:10 pmPro-life advocates have condemned the leak of a draft opinion in a U.S. Supreme Court case that would overturn Roe v. Wade, while also looking forward to such a decision being made.
Catholic education expert decries drag show at Saint Joseph's University
Apr 28, 2022 / 11:30 amHow does a drag show fit the mission of a Catholic university? That is what a Catholic education expert asked when hearing about such a performance, which took place at Jesuit university in Philadelphia on Friday.
Elon Musk Twitter takeover: How should Catholics think about free speech?
Apr 26, 2022 / 17:09 pmElon Musk — the world’s richest man — reached a deal Monday to acquire Twitter for approximately $44 billion. This comes after the social media platform has faced growing accusations of censorship, including that of Catholic and pro-life voices. So what does this move mean for Catholics?
Bishop Cozzens talks new Eucharist film, explores disbelief in the Real Presence
Apr 20, 2022 / 15:19 pm“Providential” is the word that Bishop Andrew Cozzens of Crookston used to describe the April 25 release of “ALIVE: Who is there?”, a movie highlighting the transformative power of the Eucharist.
Pope Francis: ‘Come out of the tomb of fear’
Apr 18, 2022 / 10:40 amFear is like a tomb that can “bury us,” Pope Francis said Monday, but the Risen Lord’s words to the women who were the first to announce his resurrection apply to us, as well: “Be not afraid.”
Finding faith at Harvard: These 5 Easter conversion stories will make your day
Apr 16, 2022 / 09:03 amThis year, 31 people — 17 of whom are students at Harvard — will enter the Catholic Church at a parish in the heart of Harvard Square. “When I tell other people about it," a chaplain told CNA, "it gives them hope to hear that many young people are still converting to Catholicism, and they’re doing it in a place as secular as Cambridge.”
Play ball! But go for the peanuts, skip the bratwurst at Good Friday opener
Apr 13, 2022 / 12:33 pmSorry, Cleveland baseball fans (the Catholic ones, anyway), there is no dispensation from fasting and abstaining because of the Guardians’ seasonal opener on Good Friday.
College enters fray with bishop over gay pride, BLM flags at Jesuit school
Apr 11, 2022 / 18:00 pmA group of students, staff, and alumni at the College of the Holy Cross are petitioning the administration to disinvite Bishop Robert McManus of Worcester from attending this year’s graduation ceremony, although he he has already announced he will not do so, because they say his request of a local Catholic school to cease flying gay pride and Black Lives Matter flags is “antithetical to the ideals, values, and mission” of the college.
New eucharistic movie hits U.S. theaters for one day only
Apr 7, 2022 / 15:58 pmA new documentary titled "ALIVE: Who is there?" highlighting the transformative power of the Holy Eucharist will be debuting for one day only in more than 700 theaters across the United States on Monday, April 25.
This Catholic parish is helping to bring fresh water to a poor Nigerian village
Apr 6, 2022 / 05:02 am“They need water.” These words have inspired a Catholic parish in Dedham, Massachusetts, to undertake an ambitious effort to fund the constructions of six wells to provide a poor Nigerian village with a reliable supply of fresh water.
Bishop asks Catholic middle school to take down gay pride, Black Lives Matter flags
Apr 5, 2022 / 08:43 amBishop Robert McManus of Worcester, Massachusetts, has expressed concerns that flags flying outside a Jesuit-run middle school in support of gay pride and the Black Lives Matter movement could lead to confusion about the Catholic Church’s teaching on civil authority and gay marriage. The school risks losing its Catholic designation if it refuses to take down the flags.
Pope Francis reminds migrants in Malta of his ‘closeness’ on last day of visit
Apr 3, 2022 / 10:31 amAddressing a crowd on Sunday at the John XIII Peace Lab, an immigration reception center in Hal Far, Malta, Pope Francis called for strengthening “the fabric of social friendship and the culture of encounter, starting from places such as this.”
Why is the First Saturdays devotion called the 'unfulfilled part of the Fatima message'?
Mar 30, 2022 / 15:07 pmWhat is the First Saturdays devotion, and what is its connection to Fatima and the Blessed Virgin Mary's request for the consecration of Russia?
Tabernacle, with Eucharist inside, stolen from Maryland Catholic church
Mar 30, 2022 / 13:36 pmA tabernacle with the Blessed Sacrament located inside, along with other church belongings, was stolen from Catholic church in Hydes, Maryland.
Peter Kilpatrick named next president of Catholic University
Mar 29, 2022 / 08:00 amPeter K. Kilpatrick, a former dean of the engineering school at the University of Notre Dame who has served as provost at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago for the past four years, has been named the next president of the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
Mother Angelica's work still brings inspiration and conversion, six years after her death
Mar 27, 2022 / 03:00 amThe foundress of EWTN, Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation, died six years ago, but her legacy lives on in the spiritual renewals that have resulted from the fruits of her work.
From coast to coast, US bishops join in the consecration of Russia and Ukraine
Mar 25, 2022 / 16:06 pmPreaching the homily at a Mass in Philadelphia on Friday, the voice of the leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the United States shook with emotion.
Nancy Pelosi describes herself as a 'devout' Catholic who grew up in a 'pro-life family'
Mar 25, 2022 / 06:30 amHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke about being a “devout” Catholic in an on-stage discussion, while defending her staunch support of legalized abortion and arguing that the Supreme Court should not overturn Roe v. Wade — positions that place her sharply at odds with Church teaching.
Don’t blame misfortunes on God, instead turn to conversion, Pope Francis says
Mar 20, 2022 / 08:34 amJesus implores us not to blame God for misfortunes and points us instead to conversion as a solution to evils which oppress us, Pope Francis said Sunday.
Could Pope Francis visit Ukraine? Here’s what his representative in Kyiv said
Mar 18, 2022 / 12:21 pmArchbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas spoke to EWTN's Raymond Arroyo about the hardships and hopes of Ukrainians trapped in Kyiv.