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
Sydney McLaughlin wins gold and her Catholic high school goes wild
Aug 4, 2021 / 17:01 pmStudents and staff at Union Catholic Regional High School in Scotch Plains, New Jersey cheered on Tuesday night as alumna sprinter Sydney McLaughlin broke her own world record at the Tokyo Olympics en route to her first gold medal.
Archbishop Cordileone named prior of historic order of Catholic knights
Aug 3, 2021 / 13:05 pmArchbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco was recently named the new prior of a historic order of knighthood.
Catholic exorcist says Converse pentagram shoes ‘create a fascination with evil’
Aug 3, 2021 / 10:32 amFr. Vincent Lampert, a Catholic exorcist, said that a recently-unveiled Converse shoe with a pentagram design could lead to a fascination with the occult.
'Go, Syd, Go!': Catholic high school ready to cheer on Sydney McLaughlin at Tokyo Olympics
Aug 2, 2021 / 17:13 pmTrack star Sydney McLaughlin, the pride of New Jersey's Union Catholic Regional High School, says her goal is "to glorify [God] in everything that I do, and to be more like him every single day when I wake up." She competes in the 400-meter hurdles on Aug. 3.
Archbishop Cordileone schedules monthly Traditional Latin Mass at cathedral
Aug 2, 2021 / 17:01 pmArchbishop Salvatore Cordileone has instituted a monthly Traditional Latin Mass at San Francisco’s Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption, and has been leading the faithful in a Litany of Reparations for abuses against the Eucharist.
Knights of Columbus fundraise to replace vandalized statues at NYC parish
Jul 30, 2021 / 11:33 amA Knights of Columbus fundraiser for the replacement of vandalized statues of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Therese of Lisieux at a New York City church has raised over $21,000 as of Friday, July 30.
Two weeks after Pope Francis' Traditional Latin Mass restrictions, US bishops continue to respond
Jul 30, 2021 / 10:15 amTwo weeks after Pope Francis issued his motu proprio restricting the use of traditional liturgies, bishops throughout the United States have continued to address the impact the letter will have on their respective dioceses.
Priests of Buffalo diocese continue to face sex abuse accusations
Jul 29, 2021 / 14:52 pmSince June more than 90 sex abuse lawsuits involving the Diocese of Buffalo have been filed under New York’s Child Victims Act.
Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick charged with sexual assault of a minor
Jul 29, 2021 / 12:11 pmFormer Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has reportedly been charged with sexual assault of a teenage boy, a crime alleged to have occurred in the 1970s.
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A ‘true living medieval experience’: Catholic University students replicate Notre Dame cathedral architecture
Jul 28, 2021 / 15:03 pmStudents and professors at the Catholic University of America (CUA) are building a full-scale truss replicating that which was destroyed in a 2019 fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela calls Holy Year ‘a time of grace and encounter’
Jul 28, 2021 / 09:05 amThe Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela emphasized the graces of the current Jubilee Year at the shrine of St. James the Apostle, in a homily on Sunday, the saint’s feast day.
Recent target of NY pro-abortion protests speaks out
Jul 26, 2021 / 12:45 pmAfter pro-abortion protesters obstructed a July 10 pro-life rosary procession in Brooklyn, a priest leading the procession compared it to a “Way of the Cross.”
Pope Francis' Traditional Latin Mass restrictions: Has your diocese responded yet?
Jul 23, 2021 / 13:00 pmCatholic clergy and lay people around the world continue to react passionately to newly imposed restrictions on the use of the Traditional Latin Mass, one week after Pope Francis released his controversial apostolic letter Traditionis Custodes.
Cardinal Gregory speaks at immigration reform rally
Jul 21, 2021 / 20:01 pmWilton Cardinal Gregory, Archbishop of Washington, spoke Wednesday in support of congressional immigration reform alongside US Senators Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin.
US bishops' petition to preserve Hyde Amendment surpasses 130,000 signatures
Jul 21, 2021 / 15:01 pmThe United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is encouraging Americans to sign their petition to save the “Hyde Amendment” from being eliminated in congressional legislation.
Fall River seminarian develops apologetics website
Jul 20, 2021 / 18:19 pmA seminarian and former graphic designer has created the Auspice Maria website as an initiative of the new evangelization.
FOCUS to add locations for campus outreach in 2021-2022
Jul 20, 2021 / 16:19 pmThe Fellowship of Catholic University Students is sending nearly 800 missionaries to eight additional locations this academic year in order to bring the Gospel to university students.
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Pro-abortion protesters block NY pro-life procession
Jul 13, 2021 / 18:01 pmPro-abortion protestors blocked a pro-life procession in Brooklyn, New York on Saturday morning.
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Funding for fourth season of 'The Chosen’ series expected to begin soon
Jul 12, 2021 / 17:00 pmThe internet series “The Chosen,” which dramatizes the life of Jesus and His disciples, has nearly completed its funding for a third season and will soon raise funds for season four.
Young Catholic Professionals organization to launch five new chapters
Jul 8, 2021 / 18:00 pmThe non-profit organization Young Catholic Professionals (YCP) is expanding, with five more chapters around the country slated to launch by the end of 2021.