Get Involved
Catholics for Unity and Peace (CUP) is open to Catholics who embrace our beliefs by accepting the teaching authority of the Catholic Church on matters of faith and morals and are in good standing with the Catholic Church. Our supporters agree we must defend our beliefs and promote a culture where the dignity of the human person is protected.
Lafayette Chancery Prayer Rally
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4:6-7
The Insignificance of the McCarrick Report
The Vatican has finally released the long-awaited and long-delayed McCarrick Report. The 450-page document is touted in its introduction as a thorough examination of how this man, Theodore McCarrick, became a powerful and influential cardinal archbishop of the Diocese of Washington, D.C., and the leading figure in the American Church’s post-sex-abuse reforms all while his habit of sexual abuse were known to so many in the church.
Along with many lay Catholics I hoped the report would expose the rotten influence network that protected McCarrick and with it bring about the downfall of his proteges and those who had to have known about his misdeeds. I was hoping the report would indicate how he used his fundraising skills to protect himself from scrutiny including the infamous “envelope system.” In short, I hoped the report would expose the ongoing conspiracy of silent complicity with evil.
Instead, the report is replete with bureaucratic sentences aimed at protecting the establishment. It feebly attempts to put blame on a handful of priests in New Jersey, mostly deceased, and it sort of blames (but excuses), the deceased and sainted Pope John Paul II. And, in a sort-of expected move, the Report also lashes out at Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, who has for the past several years played the role of whistleblower.
Read the full analysis here: 
The Insignificance of the McCarrick Report
Join CUP Today!
Our Latest Education
In the News
LifeSite News Announces Launch of our New Website!
Fr. Ted Rothrock is now awaiting Bishop Doherty’s decision on the future of his pastoral ministry in the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana.
As you know, Fr. Rothrock was suspended by Bishop Doherty in early July for strongly criticizing the Black Lives Matter organization, saying that they are not the friends or allies we have been led to believe.
Now, a local group of Catholics in the diocese, calling themselves Catholics for Unity and Peace, or CUP for short, have just launched a new website with the goal of supporting Fr. Rothrock in the short term…read more
Upcoming Events
We will meet at 11:45 at the intersection of Capitol Avenue & Market Street (in front of the Indiana State Capitol). Please do not bring signs. This is a peaceful prayer march, not a protest.
Prayer March begins at 12:00 PM, but plan to arrive by 11:45 AM.
We will march around the State Capitol 7 times, just like in Joshua 6:15.
The event is a peaceful prayer march, combined with fasting, in support of a fair election for President Trump, as well as election integrity and reform.’ It is a call issued by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, who on the day after the election warned of ‘the most colossal electoral fraud in history,’ and beseeched people to pray.
Parking is available at meters. We encourage you to download the ParkMobile app before you head downtown and enter your credit card information. When you find a parking spot, just enter it into your ParkMobile app with the duration time you plan to stay. There is also plenty of parking available in garages in the surrounding area. Refer to the attached map for further guidance
Please wear your face masks and maintain 6′ social distancing in accordance with Marion County and State restrictions.
Indiana State Capitol
Meet at intersection of Capitol Avenue and Market Street
“When the Lord comes in glory, and all his angels with him, death will be no more and all things will be subject to him. But at the present time some of his disciples are pilgrims on earth. Others have died and are being purified, while still others are in glory, contemplating ‘in full light, God himself triune and one, exactly as he is”– CCC 954, Communion of Saints
Join us on All Saints Day, Sunday, November 1 at 12:45 pm following the 11:30 a.m. Mass.
The Rosary Walk will begin in the daily Mass Chapel (take the first sharp right turn past the first set of doors at entrance). This will be our meeting place. We will proceed outside from there to walk around the Church grounds.
Masks are required.
Bring your rosary to pray especially for the intentions of peace and healing of our nation and the upcoming election.
Soldiers for Peace Rosary Walks’ purpose is to urge all faithful Catholics to stand up and take our city and state back. Armed with the 3 weapons of The Eucharist, Rosary, and fasting, it’s time to go on the offensive and reclaim our community for Christ.
Invite your family and friends, a priest, deacon and any religious you know to join us.
PAST EVENTS
12:45 am
St Luke Catholic Church
7575 Holiday Dr.
Indianapolis, IN 46260
To ease congestion with Sunday Masses, please park in the South Parking Lots (in front of the Church)
Fr. JAMES ALTMAN TALKS TO CUP When: Oct 28, 2020 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
YOU MUST REGISTER VIA ZOOM TO PARTICIPATE:
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER VIA ZOOM
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
fr. altman is a prophet for our times. the pastor of st. james the less in la cross, WI, he is a priest who speaks truth courageously for all to hear.
MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT. THIS WILL BE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT HOURS YOU HAVE SPENT THIS YEAR.
Virtual via Zoom
See Registration Details Below
“Each of us has a mission, each of us is called to change the world, to work for a culture of life, a culture forged by love and respect for the dignity of each human person.”– Pope Benedict XVI, Address in Hyde Park, London, Sept. 18, 2010
Join Faithful Citizens Saturday, October 24, following the 10 a.m. Mass at Holy Rosary Church, At 10:45 am, we begin the Joyful mysteries and Divine Mercy Chaplet while peacefully walking through the Fletcher Place/Holy Rosary neighborhood. Bring your rosary to pray especially for the intentions of the sanctity of marriage, life, family, and religious freedom!
The walk is 1 mile and takes approximately 45 minutes.
Invite your family and friends, a priest, deacon and any religious you know to join us every 4th Saturday of the month. Be a part of this public expression of our faith in Christ and his Church. It is by being faithful to Christ and His Church that we become faithful citizens.
We are Catholics, we are Americans, we are Faithful Citizens.
Viva, Cristo Rey!
10:45 am
Holy Rosary Catholic Church
520 Stevens St
Indianapolis, IN 46203
OUR LADY OF FATIMA
Eucharistic Prayer Rally: 12:00 pm
Prayer Rally: 12:45 pm
This year is the 103rd anniversary of the miracle of the sun: On October 13, 1917, Our Lady performed a miracle witnessed by 70,000 people, including atheists, communists and anti-Catholics. Some of them converted. The 2020 America Needs Fatima Public Square Rosary Rallies all scheduled on October 10 across the nation will remind the person on the street that conversion is possible.
CUP’s rally with America Needs’ Fatima will take place in the public square at Freedom Circle Veteran’s Memorial and the Reflecting Pool (across from the Center Green at Carmel Civic Square):
Top reasons why we pray in a very public location:
* To reach fallen away Catholics
* Public prayer gets results
* Be a Fatima apostle
* Public sins require public reparation
* Duty to honor God publicly
* Public Rosaries can Save America
* Prepare for Our Lady’s triumph
* Public Prayer is Powerful
Noon
Freedom Circle Veterans Memorial / Reflecting Pool
768 3rd Avenue SW, Carmel, IN, 46032
(Located directly across the Center Green & Palladium at Carmel Civic Square)
There is free parking in Center Public Parking Garage (SE of Veterans Memorial)