Conference of Major Superiors (CMSM)

Welcome to the website of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men (CMSM)

CMSM serves the leadership of the Catholic orders and congregations of the more than 20,000 vowed religious priests and brothers of the United States, ten percent of whom are foreign missionaries. CMSM provides a voice for these communities in U.S. church and society. CMSM also collaborates with the U.S. bishops and other key groups and organizations that serve church and society.

CMSM Messages on Religious in Haiti

January 2010
"Following healthcare reform, comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) is the next significant public policy issue to face Congress in the upcoming legislative session. Current CIR legislation proposed by Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) includes numerous directives for border security, visa and employment reform, and legalization/integration for undocumented persons, as well as safeguards to prevent human trafficking and to promote migrant family unity. While this legislation addresses specific border security concerns like provisions for border enforcement and combating criminal activity, some migrant advocates claim insufficient attention is given to prevention of migrant deaths in the US/Mexico border region. In fact, according to a Government Accounting Office report, border-crossing migrant deaths have doubled since 1995. Why are more migrants dying on our border? "