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
City council wants to use $100K in COVID funds for out-of-state abortions. The bishop calls that ‘outrageous’
Dec 15, 2022 / 15:15 pmToledo’s City Council has proposed an ordinance that would redirect $100,000 in COVID-19 relief funds to pay for abortion travel costs out of state.
KofC Supreme Knight to American Catholics: ‘Remember our brothers and sisters in Christ in Ukraine this winter’
Dec 15, 2022 / 13:30 pmKnights of Columbus Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly is convinced that American Catholics must continue to stand in solidarity with the Ukrainian people this winter.
Suspect caught on camera vandalizing Pennsylvania Catholic church
Dec 14, 2022 / 16:15 pmFour statues at St. Joseph Parish in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, were vandalized overnight between Dec. 10 and Dec. 11.
Former priest convicted of sexually abusing a minor in Virginia court
Dec 14, 2022 / 12:00 pmScott A. Asalone, 65, was arrested in Asbury Park, New Jersey, in 2020 on a felony charge of carnal knowledge of a 13- or 14-year-old child without force.
Chicago’s Father Michael Pfleger reinstated to ministry
Dec 12, 2022 / 14:00 pmPfleger, a famous Chicago priest known for his social justice activism, has now been exonerated on four different sexual abuse allegations brought against him since 2021.
Caroling Catholic nuns surprise holiday shoppers in downtown Boston
Dec 11, 2022 / 06:30 amThrough their songs, the Daughters of St. Paul reminded passersby of the real meaning of Christmas.
COVID-19 vaccine mandate for military nears its end
Dec 9, 2022 / 15:30 pmRepublicans in the House of Representatives have secured a compromise with Democrats dropping the vaccine mandate from the nation’s annual military spending bill.
Arrested pro-life activist Mark Houck victim of religious discrimination, lawyers say
Dec 8, 2022 / 15:45 pmLawyers filed a motion to dismiss the case, contending that “the Biden administration, has engaged in an overt pattern of aggressive enforcement of FACE.”
Christian pro-family group denied access to Virginia restaurant because of values
Dec 7, 2022 / 14:30 pmA pro-family organization was told by Metzger Bar and Butchery in Richmond, Virginia, that it would not be allowed to host a gathering there because of its values.
Charges dropped against ‘Red Rose Rescue’ priest who counsels women against abortion
Dec 6, 2022 / 13:22 pmFather Fidelis Moscinski, CFR, and three other pro-life advocates faced charges of trespassing at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Trenton.
Canadian veteran offered assisted suicide after asking for wheelchair help
Dec 5, 2022 / 14:30 pmThe veteran testified last week that she was shocked when the Veterans Affairs employee offered her assisted suicide as a solution to her suffering.
Catholic student center in Nebraska receives shooting threat, signed ‘Jane’s Revenge’
Dec 4, 2022 / 13:23 pmA Catholic campus ministry center at the University of Nebraska received a death threat Saturday morning in a note signed “Jane’s Revenge.”
More clergy accused of child sexual abuse in California as important deadline nears
Dec 2, 2022 / 17:15 pmAs California’s three-year window to file child sex abuse lawsuits past the statute of limitations nears its conclusion, 66 Catholic clergy and religious have been named in 116 lawsuits in Alameda County.
Exorcist says porn addiction ‘an opening to the demonic,’ despite German priest’s controversial denials
Dec 1, 2022 / 16:00 pmMonsignor Stephen Rossetti, an exorcist for the Archdiocese of Washington, has been a licensed psychologist for 30 years.
Former parish employee identified as second victim of Louisiana double homicide
Dec 1, 2022 / 15:32 pmRuth Prats, 73, worked for Father Otis Young when he was pastor of St. Peter Catholic Church in Covington, Louisiana.
Louisiana priest confirmed as victim in double homicide, archbishop offers prayers
Nov 30, 2022 / 13:35 pmFather Otis Young, 71, who retired in July, was pastor for approximately 10 years at St. Peter Catholic Church in Covington, Louisiana.
Louisiana Catholic church community ‘rocked’ by reports of double homicide
Nov 28, 2022 / 16:00 pmThe news comes amid an unconfirmed report that the victims were the parish’s former pastor and a former employee.
What can the Maronite rite offer the Eucharistic Revival? Here’s what two Maronite bishops say
Nov 24, 2022 / 11:00 amThe two Maronite bishops in the United States say the Catholic Church can learn from the Maronite liturgy, with its deep reverence and focus on Jesus Christ, truly present in the Eucharist.
Emails raise questions about Philadelphia children’s hospital transgender surgeries on minors
Nov 23, 2022 / 14:30 pmIn a 2017 email, a doctor at the transgender clinic at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia said she was not aware of any medical studies at the time that supported the irreversible surgeries the clinic had been performing on minors, public records show.
Albany bishop asking to be laicized isn’t barred from publicly celebrating sacraments, as he claims
Nov 21, 2022 / 16:10 pmBishop Emeritus Howard Hubbard says he is “not able” to publicly exercise his priestly functions, but the diocese says he has voluntarily stopped doing so.