Joe Bukuras

Joseph Bukuras is a staff writer at the Catholic News Agency. Joe holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from The Catholic University of America. He has interned in the U.S. House of Representatives, on a U.S. Senate campaign, in the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, and at the Susan B. Anthony List. He is based out of the Boston area

Pope Francis greets World Youth Day pilgrims in Panama. | Jonah McKeown/CNA

PHOTOS: A Look Back at 10 Years of Pope Francis’ Participation in World Youth Days

In the 10 years of his papacy, the Holy Father has exhorted young people at World Youth Days (WYD) to...

Pope Francis at Mass for the Sunday of the Word of God on Jan. 22, 2023. | Vatican Media

This is Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for the Month of March

Pope Francis’s prayer intention for the month of March is for victims of abuse.

A view of modern-day Jericho, the site of a recently uncovered sixth-century church. | Tamar Hayardeni|Wikimedia Commons|GFDL

Archaeologists Uncover Early Christian Church with Ornate Mosaic in Jericho

A team of Israeli archaeologists has discovered a sixth-century Byzantine church with highly decorated mosaic floors.

Pope Benedict XVI leads the recitation of the Holy Rosary during a candlelight vigil at the Catholic shrine of Fatima in central Portugal, May 12, 2010. | M.Mazur/www.thepapalvis

Benedict XVI’s Funeral: How to Watch, What to Expect

The funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will be held on Thursday in Rome in St. Peter’s Square at 9:30...

Arise to Serve Others, Pope Francis Urges in World Youth Day Message

Pope Francis has released his message ahead of the international World Youth Day next year, imploring young people across the...

“Mother Teresa: No Greater Love” is airing in more than 960 theaters across the United States Oct. 3-4. Knights of Columbus

Film Presenting the Life Mother Teresa to Hit Theaters in October

A film presenting the life of St. Teresa of Calcutta, commonly referred to as Mother Teresa, will be premiering in...

Pope Francis speaks to the crowd on June 12, 2022 gathered in St. Peter's Square in Rome for the recitation of the Angelus on Trinity Sunday. Vatican Media

The Holy Trinity inspires us "to live with others and for others": Pope Francis

Celebrating the Trinity is “not so much a theological exercise, but a revolution in our way of life,” the pope...

Participants in Italy's pro-life demonstration in Rome on May 21, 2022. Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Life "is always sacred and inviolable", Pope Francis Says

Pope Francis praised a pro-life event in Rome and offered comments defending the dignity of life on Sunday.

Pope Francis greets a crowd of an estimated 25,000 people gathered in St. Peter's Square in Rome for his Regina Caeli address on May 22, 2022. Vatican Media

Ask the Lord for the Gift of Peace: Pope Francis

An estimated 25,000 people gathered in St. Peter's Square in Rome on Sunday to hear Pope Francis' Regina Caeli reflections...

Pope Francis led the “Regina Caeli" on Monday, April 18, 2022, at St. Peter's Square. Daniel Ibáñez | CNA

Pope Francis: "Come out of the tomb of fear"

Fear is like a tomb that can “bury us,” Pope Francis said Monday, but the Risen Lord’s words to the...

Mother Angelica, foundress of EWTN. EWTN

Mother Angelica's Work Still Brings Inspiration and Conversion, Six Years after Her Death

The foundress of EWTN, Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation, died six years ago, but her legacy lives on in...

Pope Francis, during his Angelus address on March 20, 2022, called on the world's leaders to end the "abhorrent" war in Ukraine. Vatican Media

Don’t Blame Misfortunes on God, instead Turn to Conversion, Pope Francis Says

Jesus implores us not to blame God for misfortunes and points us instead to conversion as a solution to evils...