Promoting the welfare, community life, ministry and mission of priests and brothers.
Who We Are
CMSM is the national organization representing leaders of Catholic religious institutes for men, monasteries, and societies of apostolic life in the United States. CMSM is both a common voice for male religious and an advocate for their individual charisms.
Latest News
Laudato Si’ Action Platform Launches
The Laudato Si’ Action Platform was launched during a May 25 Vatican press conference closing Laudato Si’ Week (see the livestream). The speakers, including Pope Francis and Cardinal Peter K.A. Turkson, invited the universal Church
JP Alert: May 19, 2021
Click here for the JP Alert from May 19, 2021, with the latest updates from justice, peace, and integrity of creation. The photo above is from the Trappists' Latroun Abbey in Israel.
JP Alert: May 5, 2021
Click here for the JP Alert from May 5, 2021, with the latest updates from justice, peace, and integrity of creation. The image is of Our Lady of Manaoag, Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the