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
2024 March for Life prayer vigil: ‘We must bring light to the darkest corners’
Jan 18, 2024 / 21:55 pmThe upper church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, which holds 6,000 people, was standing room only Thursday night.
Teen hits major fundraising feat in attempt to save her childhood Catholic school
Jan 17, 2024 / 16:30 pmSeventeen-year-old senior Susan Lutzke may have successfully saved her childhood Catholic school from closing after raising more than $400,000.
Report: 33 churches in Canada destroyed by fire since May 2021
Jan 17, 2024 / 06:00 amArson attacks against churches in Canada are on the rise, according to a Canadian news outlet.
McCarrick found incompetent to stand trial in Wisconsin, case suspended
Jan 10, 2024 / 17:05 pmThe suspension practically ends the last standing criminal case against 93-year-old Theodore McCarrick, who once held offices at the highest levels of the Church.
One-of-a-kind Saint Sharbel spiritual center opens in Pittsburgh
Jan 10, 2024 / 15:31 pmLocated in Pittsburgh’s suburban neighborhood of Beechview sits a unique Catholic spiritual center that is the only one of its kind in the world.
Lebanese bishops call for cease-fire in Israel-Hamas war
Jan 10, 2024 / 14:22 pmThe bishops also denounced a group aligned with the country’s Islamist militant terror organization Hezbollah for calling for an investigation into two bishops.
Attending March for Life? Check out ‘Life Fest,’ a morning of worship and music for life
Jan 8, 2024 / 12:48 pmAt the 51st annual March for Life on Jan. 19, attendees will be offered a range of activities including participation in “Life Fest.”
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Shrine begins two years of celebration, marking two anniversaries
Jan 5, 2024 / 17:00 pmThe National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland, marked the beginning of two years of celebration on the saint’s feast day Jan. 4.
Teen nears goal of raising $400,000 to save Catholic school she attended as a child
Jan 5, 2024 / 11:40 amSt. Bede School in Ingleside, Illinois, sent out an email in December saying the school would have to close if the money was not raised by Jan. 26.
Hezbollah-aligned group accuses Lebanese Catholic bishops of treason
Jan 4, 2024 / 17:00 pmThe two bishops were said to have attended a meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog that is held annually by the president for Christian leaders in the Holy Land.
Shia LaBeouf enters Catholic Church, considers vocation to the diaconate
Jan 3, 2024 / 14:10 pmHollywood star Shia LaBeouf was received into the Catholic Church with the sacrament of confirmation by Winona-Rochester Bishop Robert Barron on Sunday.
March for Life marks 51st anniversary in January: Here’s what to expect this year
Jan 3, 2024 / 06:00 amThe 51st annual March for Life will kick off in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 19 under the theme “With Every Woman, For Every Child.”
Vatican: 20 Catholic missionaries killed in 2023
Jan 2, 2024 / 18:36 pmTwenty Catholic missionaries were murdered in 2023, according to a new Dec. 30 report issued by the Vatican’s Fides News Agency.
New Catholic trade schools are sprouting up across the country — here are four
Jan 2, 2024 / 08:00 amAmid skilled-labor shortages in the U.S., new Catholic trade schools are offering a new path for students.
Chris Christie ties his shift on gay marriage to Vatican ruling on same-sex blessings
Dec 29, 2023 / 17:30 pmChristie, who identifies as Catholic, told New Hampshire voters: “I don’t have any objection to it any longer. In the end, I think I’ve been convinced.”
Pope Francis urges young adults at Taizé event to ‘dare to build a different world’
Dec 29, 2023 / 16:00 pmThe European Meeting is an annual ecumenical Christian event that hosts several thousand young adults from across the world to gather and pray in a host city.
2023 witnessed continued attacks on pro-life pregnancy centers, churches
Dec 29, 2023 / 06:00 amAttacks on pro-life pregnancy centers only got worse once Roe was officially overturned in June 2022, and they continued throughout 2023.
Maryland 2024 referendum proposes constitutional right to abortion
Dec 27, 2023 / 06:00 amVoters in Maryland will take part in a statewide referendum next November to decide whether to make abortion access a constitutional right there.
New Yorkers will vote on making abortion an ‘equal right’ in state’s constitution
Dec 26, 2023 / 06:00 amThe 2024 ballot initiative comes as a wave of states attempt to expand abortion access by amending their constitutions following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Ukrainian archbishop says same-sex blessings document doesn’t apply to Eastern Churches
Dec 22, 2023 / 16:56 pmMajor Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk said that his statement was in response to numerous appeals from bishops, clergy, monastics, and individual laity.