During our National Assembly in Phoenix, new board members were elected to our board. Please join us in congratulating the newly elected: - Very Rev. Michael Heine, OFM Conv., was elected as President-Elect - Very Rev. Br. Damian Novello, OSF, was elected Member At-Large - Very Rev. Br. Nick Gonzalez,
The Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, joined the Conference yesterday during the National Assembly. Upon his arrival, he greeted the attendees and presented a personal letter from Pope Leo XIV, addressed to the members of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men. In his letter, the
CMSM Executive Director Fr. Frank Donio, SAC, and CMSM President Fr. James Herring, O.Praem., attended the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Plenary Assembly in Orlando, Florida, this past week as official observers on behalf of CMSM. During the Assembly, Fr. Donio and Fr. Herring were present for the
Register now for the 2026 National Assembly! Hyatt Regency Phoenix | July 20-23, 2026 This year’s National Assembly will delve into the theme “One in Christ: Communal Life Today,” inviting members to reflect deeply on the vitality and witness of communal life in religious communities today. Through shared reflection and
Executive Director, Fr. Frank Donio, SAC, spent time with the Paulist Fathers earlier this week, facilitating a time of reflection ahead of their General Assembly.
The Conference of Major Superiors of Men joyfully joins the Church in congratulating Pope Leo XIV, our brother religious and a former CMSM member, on the first anniversary of his election to the papacy.
Religious Worker Visa Update The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has issued a new interim final rule aimed at easing lengthy delays for thousands of foreign religious workers and the communities they serve. Effective immediately, the rule removes the previous requirement that R-1 religious workers who have reached the five-year
CMSM to receive $250K from Catholic University $7.1M Lilly Grant The Catholic University of America’ School of Theology and Religious Studies has received a grant of over $7.1 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. to institute a new program that will strengthen the practical leadership skills of current and new priests,
The Conference of Major Superiors of Men (CMSM) was honored to participate in the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Plenary Assembly in Baltimore this past week, a particularly significant moment of collaboration. CMSM also met with the two conferences of women religious — the Council of Major Superiors of
This week, the Opening Session of the Young Religious Leadership Development Program for the 2025-2026 cohort took place at the St. Paul of the Cross Retreat Center in Detroit, MI. National Office staff members, Fr. Frank Donio, SAC, Executive Director, Deacon Steven DeMartino, Director for Safeguarding Initiatives, and David Rohrer
