Joe Bukuras
Joseph Bukuras is a journalist at the Catholic News Agency. Joe has prior experience working in state and federal government, in non-profits, and Catholic education. He has contributed to an array of publications and his reporting has been cited by leading news sources, including the New York Times and the Washington Post. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the Catholic University of America. He is based out of the Boston area.
Articles by Joe Bukuras
Eucharistic processions to be held across the country for Corpus Christi this weekend
Jun 9, 2023 / 14:10 pmThe processions occur as the Church in America enters its second phase of the U.S. bishops’ National Eucharistic Revival.
Father James Jackson pleads guilty in child pornography case
Jun 8, 2023 / 16:50 pmProsecutors will seek the mandatory minimum of five years in prison when Jackson is sentenced Sept. 11.
NFL champ Harrison Butker makes a statement with pro-life necktie at White House visit
Jun 6, 2023 / 15:15 pmChiefs kicker Harrison Butker wore a custom-made necktie with a pro-life message on it to the team’s visit to the White House on Monday.
Who flew migrants to California and dropped them off at Diocese of Sacramento offices?
Jun 5, 2023 / 15:00 pmCalifornia’s governor and attorney general are accusing the state of Florida of “kidnapping” a group of 16 South American migrants in Texas.
New ‘Padre Pio’ film is a human look at the famous saint, filmmakers say
Jun 1, 2023 / 16:10 pmActor Shia LaBeouf says he leaned on the saint’s famous motto anytime things were difficult while making the film: Pray, hope, and don’t worry.
Sister Wilhelmina’s body placed in glass case after solemn rosary procession
May 29, 2023 / 20:02 pmThousands of pilgrims visited the Abbey of Our Lady of Ephesus outside Gower, Missouri, over the three-day Memorial Day weekend.
Canadian police ask for public’s help in identifying man who set fire at cathedral
May 26, 2023 / 14:15 pmPolice in Canada are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a man who allegedly set a fire and assaulted two men at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Calgary.
Morticians mystified by Sister Wilhelmina’s body: ‘Something special going on there’
May 26, 2023 / 13:45 pmThe local bishop, who has contacted Rome, says a “thorough investigation” is needed to answer “important questions.”
Woman arrested in connection with arson of Our Lady of Guadalupe shrine in Illinois
May 24, 2023 / 14:00 pmA woman has been charged in connection with causing more than $78,000 in damages at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines, Illinois.
Trial date set in June for Father James Jackson’s child pornography case
May 24, 2023 / 10:45 amThe federal child pornography case against Providence, Rhode Island, priest Father James Jackson is scheduled to begin on June 20.
UPDATE: NYC professor who vandalized student pro-life display is fired
May 23, 2023 / 14:29 pmA professor at Hunter College in New York City had vandalized a pro-life display on May 2 that was sponsored by Students for Life of America.
Students protesting annual drag show at Catholic university threatened with violence
May 19, 2023 / 13:30 pmA group of students protesting an annual drag show at Loyola University Chicago said a group of counterprotesters destroyed their signs and more.
‘God is trans’ exhibit at New York Catholic church gets new name, and it’s ‘queer’
May 18, 2023 / 14:51 pmFollowing concerns expressed by the Archdiocese of New York, a Manhattan Catholic church has changed the name of an art display.
Dodgers disinvite anti-Catholic drag performers from Pride Night after backlash
May 17, 2023 / 15:13 pmThe Los Angeles Dodgers have announced that the franchise will no longer be honoring a group of drag performers that mock the Catholic faith.
Mutilated animals left on pro-life pregnancy center’s property in Orlando
May 16, 2023 / 13:00 pmStaff at the center, which offers free pregnancy services to mostly minority women, discovered the deceased animals in front of the clinic.
Oakland Diocese files for bankruptcy following sexual abuse lawsuits
May 15, 2023 / 15:05 pmThe Diocese of Oakland has filed for bankruptcy protection amid hundreds of accusations of clergy sexual abuse, Bishop Michael Barber said May 8.
UPDATE: ‘God is trans’ exhibit remains in church, but with controversial title removed
May 15, 2023 / 12:04 pmA controversial art display at a Manhattan Catholic church titled “God is Trans: A Queer Spiritual Journey” is undergoing a name and description change, but has not been removed as was previously reported.
FBI offers $15,000 for help identifying suspect in pro-life pregnancy center vandalism
May 10, 2023 / 15:30 pmThe bureau is offering the reward for information on the vandal or vandals of Pregnancy Resource Center in Des Moines, Iowa, in June 2022.
New York Archdiocese: We’re investigating ‘God is trans’ exhibit at Catholic parish
May 9, 2023 / 14:50 pmThe exhibit “maps the queer spiritual journey” and claims that “there is no devil.”
Vatican abuse commission now more ‘impact-focused,’ Boston’s Cardinal O’Malley says
May 8, 2023 / 16:00 pmCardinal Sean O’Malley said the commission’s recent actions “represent a major shift towards a more impact-focused direction.”