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
Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela calls Holy Year ‘a time of grace and encounter’
Jul 28, 2021 / 09:05 amThe Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela emphasized the graces of the current Jubilee Year at the shrine of St. James the Apostle, in a homily on Sunday, the saint’s feast day.
Recent target of NY pro-abortion protests speaks out
Jul 26, 2021 / 12:45 pmAfter pro-abortion protesters obstructed a July 10 pro-life rosary procession in Brooklyn, a priest leading the procession compared it to a “Way of the Cross.”
Pope Francis' Traditional Latin Mass restrictions: Has your diocese responded yet?
Jul 23, 2021 / 13:00 pmCatholic clergy and lay people around the world continue to react passionately to newly imposed restrictions on the use of the Traditional Latin Mass, one week after Pope Francis released his controversial apostolic letter Traditionis Custodes.
Cardinal Gregory speaks at immigration reform rally
Jul 21, 2021 / 20:01 pmWilton Cardinal Gregory, Archbishop of Washington, spoke Wednesday in support of congressional immigration reform alongside US Senators Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin.
US bishops' petition to preserve Hyde Amendment surpasses 130,000 signatures
Jul 21, 2021 / 15:01 pmThe United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is encouraging Americans to sign their petition to save the “Hyde Amendment” from being eliminated in congressional legislation.
Fall River seminarian develops apologetics website
Jul 20, 2021 / 18:19 pmA seminarian and former graphic designer has created the Auspice Maria website as an initiative of the new evangelization.
FOCUS to add locations for campus outreach in 2021-2022
Jul 20, 2021 / 16:19 pmThe Fellowship of Catholic University Students is sending nearly 800 missionaries to eight additional locations this academic year in order to bring the Gospel to university students.
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Pro-abortion protesters block NY pro-life procession
Jul 13, 2021 / 18:01 pmPro-abortion protestors blocked a pro-life procession in Brooklyn, New York on Saturday morning.
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Funding for fourth season of 'The Chosen’ series expected to begin soon
Jul 12, 2021 / 17:00 pmThe internet series “The Chosen,” which dramatizes the life of Jesus and His disciples, has nearly completed its funding for a third season and will soon raise funds for season four.
Young Catholic Professionals organization to launch five new chapters
Jul 8, 2021 / 18:00 pmThe non-profit organization Young Catholic Professionals (YCP) is expanding, with five more chapters around the country slated to launch by the end of 2021.
Statue outside NC parish restored after vandalism
Jul 7, 2021 / 18:01 pmA statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in front of an Asheville, North Carolina Catholic church was vandalized and restored this past weekend.
Vermont diocese sees record-low number of priests
Jul 6, 2021 / 11:30 amThe Diocese of Burlington has seen a record-low number of priests this year, with only 50 priests in the entire state of Vermont.
Louisiana senate recognizes Year of St Joseph
Jul 1, 2021 / 20:01 pmThe Louisiana State Senate has passed a resolution recognizing May 1 as St. Joseph the Worker Day in the state.
The Blessed Virgin Mary's house in Vermont
Jul 1, 2021 / 11:12 amOur Lady of Ephesus House of Prayer is an exact replica of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s house in Ephesus, where she lived in prayer with St. John in the last years of her life.
Indigenous leaders condemn recent vandalism of churches in Canada
Jun 29, 2021 / 15:03 pmIndigenous and Catholic leaders have condemned a recent spate of church vandalism in Canada, along with five Catholic churches having been found burned in a week.
Monstrance stolen from New York Catholic Church
Jun 28, 2021 / 18:00 pmA monstrance was stolen out from Catholic Church in the Bronx last Friday before the parish’s morning Eucharistic adoration.
New documentary warns about danger of the abortion pill
Jun 23, 2021 / 09:00 amA new documentary series warns about the dangers of chemical abortions, as the Biden Administration has recently removed restrictions on the abortion pill regimen during the pandemic.
Massachusetts mayor challenges local pro-abortion Catholic politicians
Jun 22, 2021 / 05:00 amA Massachusetts mayor called out pro-abortion Catholic politicians last Thursday at a pro-life rally in Quincy.
Bishop announces launch of new catechetical institute
Jun 18, 2021 / 17:01 pmIn a presentation to fellow U.S. bishops on Friday, Bishop Frank Caggiano of Bridgeport unveiled a proposal for a new institute on the Catechism.
Update: US bishops vote in favor of advancing two causes of canonization
Jun 17, 2021 / 10:44 amThe US bishops voted Thursday that they consider it opportune to advance two causes of canonization, for Father Joseph Verbis Lafleur, a World War II military chaplain, and for Marinus (Leonard) LaRue, a merchant mariner who became a Benedictine monk.