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
Almost all Christians have fled southern Lebanon amid Israel-Hezbollah bombing
Dec 21, 2023 / 17:45 pmHezbollah, the Iran-backed Shia militant group in Lebanon, began attacking Israel at the Israeli-Lebanese border following the beginning of the conflict.
Indiana Catholic women’s college reverses transgender admissions policy
Dec 21, 2023 / 14:52 pmSaint Mary’s College President Katie Conboy had last month confirmed a new transgender-friendly admissions policy for the college.
Biden-Harris to prioritize abortion stance for reelection campaign
Dec 19, 2023 / 19:05 pmThe U.S. vice president’s “Fight for Reproductive Freedoms” tour is scheduled to focus on the alleged “harm” of abortion bans.
Irish diocese to rely on laity to preside over funerals amid shortage of priests
Dec 19, 2023 / 13:30 pmA major vocation crisis could result in fewer than 10 active priests in the diocese in less than 20 years, according to the local ordinary, Bishop Larry Duffy.
New York bill would bar Chick-fil-A from major highway over Sunday closures
Dec 18, 2023 / 15:02 pmA proposed bill in New York state would require Chick-fil-A to leave a major highway system unless it opened on Sundays.
Pro-life group Live Action offers ‘window to the womb’ in new online experience
Dec 17, 2023 / 10:00 amUsers can either watch an animated video that progresses through each day of development or they can click through each week at their own speed.
A cardinal, an archbishop, and a bishop reveal their vocation stories
Dec 17, 2023 / 09:00 amDuring this year’s bishops’ conference in Baltimore, three prelates serving in different parts of the country shared their stories of what drew them to the priesthood.
Human rights leaders call for Nigeria to be redesignated as religious freedom violator
Dec 14, 2023 / 13:17 pmIn 2021, the Biden administration removed Nigeria, a nation notorious for extreme levels of religious persecution, from the Countries of Particular Concern list.
Father James Jackson sentenced to 6 years in prison for child pornography
Dec 13, 2023 / 16:15 pmJudge William Smith gave Traditional Latin Mass priest James Jackson a sentence higher than was recommended.
Court documents reveal Father James Jackson said he was sexually abused as a child
Dec 11, 2023 / 17:52 pmJackson, who faces charges of possessing child pornography, claimed he was molested by the mother of another child in his Boy Scout Troop when he was 10.
Quebec Archdiocese celebrates 350th anniversary with jubilee year of celebration
Dec 8, 2023 / 16:30 pmThe oldest diocese in Canada begins Dec. 8, 2023, a yearlong celebration with an opening Mass at the country’s historic Notre-Dame-de-Québec Cathedral Basilica.
After pro-life loss in Ohio, Columbus bishop announces several initiatives to promote life
Dec 8, 2023 / 16:00 pmColumbus Bishop Earl Fernandes has announced several pro-life and spiritual initiatives that the prelate hopes will make abortion “unthinkable.”
Wisconsin court rules that pro-life law doesn’t apply to abortion
Dec 7, 2023 / 16:45 pmDane County Circuit Court Judge Diane Schlipper wrote in her Dec. 5 ruling that the 1849 law “does not apply to consensual abortions but to feticide.”
FBI director grilled after release of new report on targeting of Catholics
Dec 6, 2023 / 17:35 pmThe hearing followed the unveiling of the House Judiciary Committee’s report detailing the results of a monthslong investigation into a leaked internal FBI memo.
Theodore McCarrick case in Wisconsin hangs in the balance after new competency exam
Dec 6, 2023 / 14:45 pmIf the Wisconsin case is dismissed, McCarrick could avoid any criminal penalties for the accusations of sexual abuse that saw him removed from the clerical state.
Opus Dei priest dies from heart attack while preaching at retreat
Nov 30, 2023 / 18:20 pmFather Fadi Sarraf, a recently ordained priest of Opus Dei, reportedly died of a heart attack while preaching at a facility near Montreal, Canada.
UPDATE: Indiana Catholic women’s college now accepting men who identify as women
Nov 27, 2023 / 15:15 pmSaint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana will now be accepting men who identify as women, the college confirmed this month.
Maronite bishop dives deep into the ‘masculine soul’
Nov 23, 2023 / 10:38 amMaronite Bishop Gregory Mansour has issued his sixth pastoral letter on male spirituality.
Alabama priest marries teen after abandoning post, leaving for Europe
Nov 22, 2023 / 18:50 pmArchbishop Thomas J. Rodi said in a statement that he expects the Vatican to laicize Father Alex Crow.
Hallow app CEO defends partnership with Liam Neeson, a supporter of abortion
Nov 22, 2023 / 17:13 pmHallow CEO Alex Jones defended the collaboration saying that the company is “proudly” pro-life.