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
Experts respond to Biden: Biology and theology agree, human life begins at conception
Mar 4, 2022 / 11:08 amAfter repeated, recent statements by U.S. President Joe Biden that he does not believe human life begins at the moment of conception, or characterizing such a belief as a matter of faith, scientists and doctors have pointed out that this belief can be arrived at through natural reason -science - alone.
Satanic, vulgar markings deface Holy Family statutes, suspects shown on video
Mar 3, 2022 / 14:00 pmThe vandalism at Holy Family Catholic Church in Jacksonville, Florida, is just one of many such incidents that have occurred in recent weeks, and is part of a worrisome, years-long trend. A U.S. senator is demanding that the Department of Justice to more aggressively prosecute those responsible.
Ukrainian Catholic priest in D.C.: Russia has list of church leaders
Mar 1, 2022 / 15:46 pmA Ukrainian Catholic priest who is the dean of theology at the Catholic University of America says church leaders have been told that Russia has a "list" of bishops in the Ukraine.
Dozens of headstones overturned at Ukrainian Catholic cemetery near Baltimore
Mar 1, 2022 / 03:40 amThe day before Russia invaded Ukraine last week, about 49 headstones at a Ukrainian Catholic cemetery in the outskirts of Baltimore were knocked over.
Russia’s invasion ‘will probably call for martyrdom,’ leader of US Ukrainian Catholics warns
Feb 25, 2022 / 11:12 amReacting to the rapid pace of developments on the first day of Russia’s attack, Archbishop Borys Gudziak said the “unthinkable is possible” for the Church in Ukraine, calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a “sociopath” who is “leading his own country and neighbors into an abyss.”
Franciscans in Syracuse sue for being 'repeatedly disturbed' by loud concerts, marijuana market
Feb 23, 2022 / 17:07 pmThe Conventual Franciscan friars at Assumption Church in Syracuse, New York are suing a music and event venue for disrupting their way of life through hosting loud concerts, blocking the friars’ access to church property, hosting illegal marijuana markets, and more.
You saw the guitar blessing? There was more to that Mass that you missed
Feb 23, 2022 / 14:16 pmA tweeted video clip of a priest using a guitar to bless the congregation at the end of Mass sparked outrage on social media. But other features of the same Mass also raise eyebrows.
Parents, professor vow to keep speaking out against Boston College's booster mandate
Feb 17, 2022 / 15:15 pmA petition and telephone campaign by parents and others opposed to Boston College’s COVID-19 booster shot mandate failed to stop the school’s requirement from taking effect, but critics of the policy, some of whom call it "immoral," say they’re not done speaking out.
'God is just so good,' Super Bowl MVP Cooper Kupp says after his clutch performance
Feb 15, 2022 / 15:05 pm“I don’t feel deserving of this. God is just so good,” Los Angeles Rams' receiver Cooper Kupp said in a postgame interview. “I’m just so thankful for the guys I get to be around, for the coaches, for my family.”
Saddened by restrictions, NFL star speaks out in defense of Traditional Latin Mass
Feb 14, 2022 / 14:20 pmIn an exclusive interview with CNA, Kansas City Chiefs placekicker Harrison Butker shares his love of the Traditional Latin Mass and talks about his struggle to understand why the Vatican is restricting its use.
State drops charges against Father James Jackson, but he's still being prosecuted. Here's why:
Jan 25, 2022 / 16:56 pmIn an expected procedural move, Rhode Island has dropped its child porn charges against Father James Jackson.
NYC pro-abortion activists curse at churchgoers, beam 'God loves abortion' onto St. Patrick's Cathedral
Jan 24, 2022 / 16:15 pmDemonstrators at a Jan. 22 pro-abortion rally used drums, profanity, and laser-projected images to disrupt a Mass and prayer vigil at St. Patrick's Cathedral.
Knights of Columbus donates 1500th ultrasound machine
Jan 21, 2022 / 11:49 amThe Knights of Columbus donated an ultrasound machine to a New Jersey pregnancy center on Wednesday, a charitable milestone that marks the fraternal organization’s 1500th donation of the technology.
Cardinal Gregory criticizes activist group's 'antics' at basilica on eve of March for Life
Jan 21, 2022 / 10:20 amCardinal Wilton Gregory, Archbishop of Washington, responded strongly Friday to an activist group's projection of pro-choice messages on the facade of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Thursday night, the eve of the annual March for Life.
Activist group projects pro-choice messages on Washington basilica on eve of March for Life
Jan 20, 2022 / 23:16 pmIn a provocative act on the eve of the annual March for Life, an activist group projected pro-choice messages on the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.
Catholic prep school keeps unvaccinated kids behind plastic barriers at lunch
Jan 20, 2022 / 14:30 pmThe COVID-19 precautions at Boston College High School, which also bar unvaccinated students from playing sports, go beyond those in place at Massachusetts public schools and contradicts guidance from the CDC.
Burlington priest asks parishioners to tell bishop of his pastoral care, mental health
Jan 17, 2022 / 09:10 amFather Peter Williams says the Diocese of Burlington is trying to remove him as pastor of his parish because he will neither be tested regularly for COVID-19 nor be masked. He is asking his parishioners to testify on his behalf, because he says the diocese, and his family, are trying to prove that he is physically and mentally unfit for the job.
Use ‘preferred pronouns’ or else, university’s gender inclusion plan warns
Jan 16, 2022 / 04:00 amThe bishops of Fargo and Bismarck are speaking out against a proposed “gender inclusion” policy that would require everyone at the University of North Dakota — even visitors — to use preferred pronouns and affirm individuals’ chosen gender identities, or face the consequences.
Fort Wayne-South Bend priest will plead guilty to sex abuse charges
Jan 7, 2022 / 14:30 pmFather David Huneck, a former high school chaplain in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, has agreed to plead guilty Jan. 27 to two felony charges of child seduction and sexual battery after six allegations were brought against him for sexual crimes committed against both a 17 and a 19 year old girl.
Arlington priest who oversaw child protection office indicted for sex abuse
Dec 30, 2021 / 13:00 pmThe Diocese of Arlington’s former director for the Office of Child Protection, Father Terry Specht, was indicted last week on two charges of sexual abuse.