ST. LOUIS (MO)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The third annual assembly of the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests will be held in St. Louis, Missouri, June 23-26. Media coverage is invited to the assembly, to be held at the St. Louis Airport Hotel Marriott.
Most recent public statement
In early June, the AUSCP sent a letter to Pope Francis in support of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, which has received critical comments from a Vatican official. The letter to the pope expressed hope that “a genuinely dialogic process, conducted with gentleness and reverence, will bring this issue to a conclusion more in keeping with Acts 15, Vatican II, and your own pastoral approach.”
Proposals to be considered
During the assembly, members will consider eight proposals, including the social justice issues of comprehensive immigration reform and full payment of worker pensions. Other issues include ordaining married men, supporting the Catholic Common Ground Initiative, opening up the process of selecting bishops and setting up a process to help with the next translation of the Roman Missal. Additional proposals call for improving association relations with diocesan bishops and expanding AUSCP membership.
Keynote speakers
The assembly keynote speakers include Donald Senior, C.P., writer and professor at the Catholic Theological Union; Michael Crosby, a Capuchin Franciscan and author on biblical discipleship; Dianne Bergant, C.S.A., professor of Old Testament studies at Catholic Theological Union; and Father Jim Bacik, a theologian, author, teacher and pastor.
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