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
A Marian shrine for persecuted Christians to open in Massachusetts
Oct 20, 2022 / 12:00 pmThe installation at St. John the Guardian of Our Lady Parish in the Diocese of Worcester will be followed by the world premiere of the “Mass for Persecuted Christians.”
Chicago parish community defends Father Pfleger after his suspension for alleged abuse
Oct 18, 2022 / 18:00 pmDuring an Oct. 16 Mass at St. Sabina Faith Community in Chicago, the celebrant and the community expressed support for pastor Father Michael Pfleger.
Mark Houck: My family’s photo is on Mother Teresa’s tomb
Oct 17, 2022 / 16:11 pmThe Catholic pro-life father of seven who was arrested last month after a controversial FBI raid at his home, says the Missionaries of Charity placed a photo of his family on her tomb.
When there’s a problem, ‘we just pray’: Lebanese teen started charity to get medical care to poor
Oct 15, 2022 / 09:00 amMarina Khawand, a 19-year-old woman from Beirut, says she never would have been able to help the thousands of ill or injured Lebanese without God.
New Yorkers pause to encounter Christ in the Eucharist on the streets of Manhattan
Oct 15, 2022 / 07:00 amThe eucharistic procession traveled the 20-minute walk past Radio City Music Hall and the Rockefeller Center to St. Patrick’s Cathedral on 5th Avenue.
German Cardinal Gerhard Müller visits home of Mark Houck, target of FBI raid
Oct 14, 2022 / 15:00 pmGerman Cardinal Gerhard Müller visited the home and family of Mark Houck, a pro-life father of seven who was arrested on Sept. 23 by FBI agents.
VIDEO: Pro-abortion vandals caught in the act of spray-painting Michigan church
Oct 12, 2022 / 16:38 pmThe three individuals can be seen approaching the Church of the Resurrection in Lansing on foot and spray-painting graffiti on the walkway, the doors, and the church’s sign before fleeing the scene.
Two Catholic movies back in theaters for encores after stellar showings
Oct 12, 2022 / 11:45 amAmerican moviegoers will be able to see “Saint Michael: Meet the Angel” in theaters Oct. 12 and Oct. 13 and “Mother Teresa: No Greater Love” on Nov. 2.
Former Arlington director of child protection office acquitted on sexual battery charge
Oct 10, 2022 / 14:30 pmThe Diocese of Arlington, Virgina’s former director for the Office of Child Protection, Father Terry Specht, was found not guilty Oct. 5 of aggravated sexual battery.
EWTN Poll: U.S. Catholics have strong belief in angels, but Eucharistic devotion lags
Oct 8, 2022 / 14:05 pmA new survey of Catholic voters points to apparent inconsistencies in their approach to Catholic doctrine.
Mark Houck calls men to fight ‘noble battles.’ A controversial indictment is his biggest one yet
Oct 7, 2022 / 18:07 pmA look at the Catholic father of seven at the center of a growing debate over the FBI's actions toward the pro-life community.
Priest charged with child porn investigated for illegal 'internet activity' while he was awaiting trial
Oct 6, 2022 / 18:00 pmA Kansas police detective said that Father James Jackson was the “primary target” in a child pornography investigation run by a local police department.
Details emerge about Father James Jackson's alleged pre-trial release violations
Oct 3, 2022 / 18:25 pmThe Rhode Island priest is awaiting trial on federal child pornography charges.
Legislators raise concerns about FBI raid at pro-life family’s home
Sep 27, 2022 / 19:00 pmTwenty-two members of Congress are demanding an explanation from the Department of Justice after the arrest of a Catholic pro-life leader in front of his wife and children at the family’s home in Pennsylvania last week.
Amid outcry, FBI disputes account of raid at pro-life Catholic family’s home
Sep 26, 2022 / 15:00 pmThe alleged circumstances of the Sept. 23 arrest of Mark Houck have led to a public outcry about what many view as an unnecessary show of force by the FBI.
This Muslim NBA vet is marching for persecuted Christians on Saturday
Sep 23, 2022 / 11:00 amEnes Kanter Freedom, a practicing Muslim from Turkey, will be speaking at the Sept. 24 March for the Martyrs in Washington, D.C.
Florida priest and parish administrator embezzled $1.5 million from parish, police say
Sep 22, 2022 / 15:30 pmThe Diocese of Palm Beach contacted the police department in December 2021, raising concerns about a fraudulent bank account and misappropriation of funds.
Tennessee governor urges investigation of Vanderbilt pediatric transgender clinic
Sep 21, 2022 / 18:00 pmTennessee Gov. Bill Lee has called for an investigation into the Vanderbilt University Medical Center after comments on transgender surgeries.
Pregnancy clinic firebombed in ‘Jane’s Revenge’ attack sues police for surveillance footage
Sep 21, 2022 / 13:45 pm“It’s Day 106. There have been no arrests,” the head of the CompassCare clinic says, adding, “our patience is at an end.”
Pro-life pregnancy center network calls Elizabeth Warren accusations a political ‘stunt’
Sep 20, 2022 / 16:35 pmThe head of the international network of pro-life pregnancy centers says Democratic leaders are promoting a fabricated narrative based on “unfounded speculation.”