Joe Bukuras
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Exclusive: Harrison Butker Offers Advice on How to be a Saint
Arguably the best-known Catholic who is active in the National Football League, it’s clear that Butker takes his faith very seriously, but many may be surprised to learn that this Super Bowl winning season was his biggest trial of faith yet. → Read More
BREAKING: Housekeeper’s Husband Arrested in Murder Case of Bishop David O’Connell
‘He was a good priest and a good bishop and a man of peace, and we are very sad to lose him,’ said Archbishop José Gomez, who broke into tears, at the Monday Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department press conference. → Read More
Democrats Invite Pro-Abortion Guests to State of the Union
Abortion advocates and doctors who perform abortions are some of the guests invited to the event this evening. → Read More
Police Say Church Vandal Was About to Break Into Tabernacle — Until He Saw the Statue of Mary
The suspect left a gaping hole in the top of the altar and broke open stones that contain relics, the abbey said. → Read More
BREAKING: Mark Houck Cleared of FACE Act Charges in Rebuke to Justice Department’s Aggressive Prosecution
Houck was doing sidewalk counseling outside the facility at the time of the 2021 incident in connection with his work with The King’s Men, a national men’s faith formation apostolate he runs. → Read More
Mark Houck Trial: Jury Deadlocked, Will Resume Deliberations Jan. 30
The judge sent the jury home with instructions to return to court and resume their deliberations Monday morning. → Read More
Prosecution Rests Case in Mark Houck Trial, Defense Motions to Dismiss the Case
The defense argued Thursday that Love was saying degrading things to Houck’s son during the exchange, an accusation that Love denies. → Read More
Trial of Mark Houck, Pro-Life Advocate, Preceded by Night of Prayer
Opening statements begin Wednesday, but about 50 supporters gathered in front of the federal courthouse in Philadelphia on Tuesday to rally for Houck’s acquittal. Others joined Houck and his wife at Eucharistic adoration on Monday. → Read More
California Church Vandalized 3 Times Since Christmas; Suspect Apprehended
The pastor told CNA that the vandal caused more than $20,000 in damages. The church, he said, will have to find another $20,000 to pay for security measures such as new cameras, a guard and door locks. → Read More
Vatican dismisses Father Frank Pavone from priesthood
The Dicastery for Clergy issued the decision on Nov. 9 for "blasphemous communications on social media" and "persistent disobedience of the lawful instructions of his diocesan bishop," CNA has learned. → Read More
Miracle Rescue: Lost at Sea for 10 Days, Man Prayed the Our Father Each Morning
Joe Ditomasso, 76, and Kevin Hyde, 65, were headed from New Jesery to the Florida Keys, but then a massive storm accosted them. → Read More
Former Parish Employee Identified as Second Victim of Louisiana Double Homicide
The St. Tammany Parish district attorney’s office said law enforcement is still investigating the matter. → Read More
Louisiana Priest Confirmed as Victim in Double Homicide, as Archbishop Offers Prayers
Authorities have positively identified Father Otis Young, a local Catholic priest. → Read More
Louisiana Catholic Church Community ‘Rocked’ by Reports of Double Homicide
A local Covington man has been arrested and charged in connection with the murders. → Read More
Archdiocese of Washington Cancels Youth Rally, Mass for Life Held at March for Life Events
According to the statement, the Youth Rally and Mass for Life had been held for over 25 years. → Read More
Steubenville-Columbus Diocesan Merger Halted One Week Before Vote at US Bishops’ Meeting
‘Further discussion regarding the Diocese of Steubenville’s future will be conducted at the diocesan level,’ Bishop Jeffrey Monforton said Nov. 7. More than 15 priests and two deacons penned a letter to the bishops of Ohio asking them to reconsider the merger. → Read More
Sunday Mass Obligation Reinstituted for Catholics in the Archdiocese of Chicago
The obligation goes into effect on Nov. 26 and 27, the First Sunday of Advent. → Read More
Bishop Barron Expresses ‘Outrage,’ Vows to Reconsecrate Vandalized Cemetery
A Rochester, Minnesota, Catholic cemetery was vandalized on Halloween night with Satanic and vulgar graffiti. → Read More
Mother Teresa Movie Back in Theaters
Encore begins Nov. 2. → Read More
A Marian Shrine for Persecuted Christians to Open in Massachusetts
The shrine, which will be the third of its kind in the world, is the brainchild of Father Benedict Kiely. → Read More