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Joe Bukuras
Update on unrest: Tabernacle stolen, Catholic church defaced, pregnancy clinic vandalized

The tabernacle belonging to St. Bartholomew the Apostle Catholic Church in Katy, Texas, was reported stolen on May 9, 2022. | Screenshot from YouTube video by Joe Bukuras, Shannon Mullen Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 9, 2022 / 16:30 pm More criminal acts targeting Catholic churches and pro-life advocates were reported Monday, …
Costumed protesters disrupt Mother’s Day Mass in Los Angeles

by Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., May 8, 2022 / 20:26 pm Several protesters dressed in “huge hats” and “red, hooded gowns,” disrupted a Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles Sunday morning, a parishioner told CNA. The description of the protesters’ attire provided by …
For pro-life college students, being targeted by rage over leaked abortion opinion poses major test

by Joe Bukuras Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 6, 2022 / 17:03 pm Being a pro-life student on most secular campuses was never easy, but it has taken a dramatically more intense turn now that a May 2 draft ruling of the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization which suggested that the …
Should Catholics worry about abortion protests disrupting Mother’s Day Mass?

by Katie Yoder, Joe Bukuras Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 6, 2022 / 19:00 pm Mulitple reports and social media posts are warning that abortion activists will disrupt Mass on Sunday — Mother’s Day. Should Catholics take these threats seriously? Some Catholic churches and dioceses certainly are. And some Catholic and secular …
Elon Musk Twitter takeover: How should Catholics think about free speech?

by Katie Yoder, Joe Bukuras Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 26, 2022 / 17:09 pm Elon Musk — the world’s richest man — reached a deal Monday to acquire Twitter for approximately $44 billion. This comes after the social media platform has faced growing accusations of censorship, including that of Catholic and …
Bishop Cozzens talks new Eucharist film, explores disbelief in the Real Presence

by Joe Bukuras Crookston, Minn., Apr 20, 2022 / 15:19 pm “Providential” is the word that Bishop Andrew Cozzens of Crookston used to describe the April 25 release of “ALIVE: Who is there?”, a movie highlighting the transformative power of the Eucharist. He said the movie is timed perfectly for …
Finding faith at Harvard: These 5 Easter conversion stories will make your day

by Joe Bukuras, Shannon Mullen Cambridge, Massachusetts, Apr 16, 2022 / 09:03 am One convert’s journey to Catholicism began with an invitation to an ice-cream social. Another says he instantly believed in the Real Presence the moment someone explained what the round object was that everyone was staring at during eucharistic …
Why is the First Saturdays devotion called the ‘unfulfilled part of the Fatima message’?

by Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Mar 30, 2022 / 15:07 pm When the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to three shepherd children at Fatima, she asked that certain devotions be followed in order to bring peace to the world. The most well-known of her requests is for the consecration of Russia …
Three hurt when Catholic charity’s van struck by artillery fire in Ukraine

by Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Mar 16, 2022 / 15:05 pm Three aid workers for a Catholic charity operating in Ukraine were hurt last week when the van they were riding in was hit by artillery fire, the leader of the humanitarian group said. Jason Jones, the founder of the …
Brooklyn auxiliary bishop resigns at age 76

by Joe Bukuras New York City, N.Y., Mar 7, 2022 / 11:13 am The resignation of Bishop Raymond Francis Chappetto as Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn was accepted Monday by Pope Francis. “It has been an honor and a privilege for me to serve for 51 years as a priest, 10 …