The Association of United States Catholic Priests

10/13/2026

AUSCP petitions your support in achieving a more synodal and compassionate Church through our 2027 Annual Appeal.

Any and all gifts made truly makes a difference.

To donate, please visit auscp.org

10/12/2026

Fr. Mike (Sully) Sullivan, Chair of the AUSCP Leadership Team, (right center) on his first pilgrimage to Notre Dame! Fr. Steve Newton, CSC, Executive Director (left of center, of course) was his host.

10/09/2026

Following recent harrowing developments in the application of the death penalty across the United States, the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests (AUSCP) issues an urgent call to the national conscience to reject state-sanctioned ex*****on.

The Catholic Church’s teaching on the death penalty is unequivocal: it is inadmissible because it attacks the inviolability and dignity of the person.

These recent harrowing cases demonstrate absolutely that capital punishment inherently degrades human dignity, brutalizes our culture, and exposes the inescapable flaws and cruelty of state-sanctioned killing.

Last week, a woman survived a twice-botched ex*****on attempt. In December, the U.S. military is scheduled to livestream the ex*****on of a convicted mass shooter by firing squad.

While both individuals were convicted of heinous murders that continue to shock the public conscience, AUSCP asserts that the nation must be equally horrified by the barbaric methods and circumstances used to carry out their sentences.

AUSCP invites you to join us in urging lawmakers, military leaders, and citizens of faith and goodwill to recognize the inviolable dignity of all human life and take decisive action to abolish capital punishment in all forms.

10/09/2026

The AUSCP Care for Creation Working Group is participating in an effort by the Catholic Climate Covenant and the Laudato Si' Movement to gather responses from the United States on the topic "Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor." This effort will provide Study Group 2, which is charged with developing a response to the climate crisis for the Church, with real life experiences of Catholics dealing with the consequences of our changing planet. The information gathered will support building a future together in the church that responds to these cries of our time in the light of the Gospel.

AUSCP will conduct a ZOOM synodal listening session on October 19, 2 PM CT/ 3 PM ET. The session will last 90 minutes

10/09/2026

'Synodality' was a Vatican buzzword. 5 years on, it's still changing the church.
BY JUSTIN MCLELLAN – NCR ONLINE, OCT. 9, 2026
"…synodality increasingly appears here to stay.”

The synodal shift "doesn't make a lot of noise, but it's something deep," said Sr. Nathalie Becquart. "There is still a lot to do, but people are more and more confident that this is the way forward."

10/07/2026

Rejoice! On October 7th, we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary.

In a tender moment from the Cross, “Behold thy mother” (John 19:27) was spoken to the Beloved Disciple, St. John, who represents the whole Church. Teaching us that Mary is the Mother of the great and small; the included no less than the marginalized.

Uniting us as children of God, the Rosary guides us in imitation of our Blessed Mother and her indiscriminate love for all.

See our three ways of celebrating the Feast Day.