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
Six pro-lifers face FACE Act charges in Tennessee, could see 11 years in jail
Jan 26, 2024 / 16:30 pmThe activists were videotaped walking into an abortion clinic and blocking access to the door by sitting in front of it.
Catholic by the numbers: New religious brothers and sisters have a lot in common
Jan 25, 2024 / 17:30 pmA new survey report polled 48 religious brothers and priests and 53 religious sisters in the U.S. who professed perpetual vows in 2023.
Catholics in Massachusetts, New York urged to oppose assisted suicide bills
Jan 24, 2024 / 16:45 pmIn both states efforts are underway to legalize assisted suicide.
Latin Mass held in Capitol on anniversary of FBI memo targeting traditional Catholics
Jan 23, 2024 / 19:25 pmRyan Ellis, treasurer of the Arlington Latin Mass Society, told CNA Tuesday that the event had the support of House Speaker Mike Johnson.
Servant of God Joseph Dutton’s cause for canonization sent to Vatican
Jan 23, 2024 / 15:00 pmIn the Diocese of Honolulu, Hawaii, the local phase concluded Sunday for the cause of canonization of Servant of God Joseph Dutton.
Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America lays out political strategy for 2024
Jan 22, 2024 / 12:21 pmThe pro-life organization says its 2024 political plan will focus on the work of pro-life pregnancy centers and maternity homes.
Snapshots from the March for Life: Boston Archdiocese brings more than 500 to DC
Jan 20, 2024 / 06:00 amThe group marched under the Archdiocese of Boston’s large yellow and blue “Witness to Life” banner with their archbishop, Cardinal Sean O’Malley.
2024 March for Life prayer vigil: ‘We must bring light to the darkest corners’
Jan 18, 2024 / 21:55 pmThe upper church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, which holds 6,000 people, was standing room only Thursday night.
Teen hits major fundraising feat in attempt to save her childhood Catholic school
Jan 17, 2024 / 16:30 pmSeventeen-year-old senior Susan Lutzke may have successfully saved her childhood Catholic school from closing after raising more than $400,000.
Report: 33 churches in Canada destroyed by fire since May 2021
Jan 17, 2024 / 06:00 amArson attacks against churches in Canada are on the rise, according to a Canadian news outlet.
McCarrick found incompetent to stand trial in Wisconsin, case suspended
Jan 10, 2024 / 17:05 pmThe suspension practically ends the last standing criminal case against 93-year-old Theodore McCarrick, who once held offices at the highest levels of the Church.
One-of-a-kind Saint Sharbel spiritual center opens in Pittsburgh
Jan 10, 2024 / 15:31 pmLocated in Pittsburgh’s suburban neighborhood of Beechview sits a unique Catholic spiritual center that is the only one of its kind in the world.
Lebanese bishops call for cease-fire in Israel-Hamas war
Jan 10, 2024 / 14:22 pmThe bishops also denounced a group aligned with the country’s Islamist militant terror organization Hezbollah for calling for an investigation into two bishops.
Attending March for Life? Check out ‘Life Fest,’ a morning of worship and music for life
Jan 8, 2024 / 12:48 pmAt the 51st annual March for Life on Jan. 19, attendees will be offered a range of activities including participation in “Life Fest.”
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Shrine begins two years of celebration, marking two anniversaries
Jan 5, 2024 / 17:00 pmThe National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland, marked the beginning of two years of celebration on the saint’s feast day Jan. 4.
Teen nears goal of raising $400,000 to save Catholic school she attended as a child
Jan 5, 2024 / 11:40 amSt. Bede School in Ingleside, Illinois, sent out an email in December saying the school would have to close if the money was not raised by Jan. 26.
Hezbollah-aligned group accuses Lebanese Catholic bishops of treason
Jan 4, 2024 / 17:00 pmThe two bishops were said to have attended a meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog that is held annually by the president for Christian leaders in the Holy Land.
Shia LaBeouf enters Catholic Church, considers vocation to the diaconate
Jan 3, 2024 / 14:10 pmHollywood star Shia LaBeouf was received into the Catholic Church with the sacrament of confirmation by Winona-Rochester Bishop Robert Barron on Sunday.
March for Life marks 51st anniversary in January: Here’s what to expect this year
Jan 3, 2024 / 06:00 amThe 51st annual March for Life will kick off in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 19 under the theme “With Every Woman, For Every Child.”
Vatican: 20 Catholic missionaries killed in 2023
Jan 2, 2024 / 18:36 pmTwenty Catholic missionaries were murdered in 2023, according to a new Dec. 30 report issued by the Vatican’s Fides News Agency.