with the decree of the sacred congregation of religious July 2, 1961, Canons Regular of the Immaculate Conception became a part of the Confederation of the Canons Regular of Saint Augustine.

     It was on May 4, 1959 Blessed Pope John XXIII founded the Confederation of  the Canons Regular of St. Augustine with his apostolic letter Caritas Unitas on the 900th anniversary of the First Lateran Synod. Like his predecessor, Pope Saint Gregory VII, he wished to promote the canonical life in the modern world. He chose similar means as the First Lateran Synod: exhortation, not legislation. The Confederation is a union of charity that binds nine congregations of canons regular together for mutual aid and support.

 

    

     Other Congregations that have entered the Confederation of the Canons Regular of Saint Augustine are:

 

 

 

 

Canons Regular of the Lateran

 

Austrian Congregation of the Canons Regular of St. Augustine

 

Canons Regular of Great St. Bernard

 

Canons Regular of St. Maurice of Agaunum

 

Canons Regular of Windesheim

 

Canons Regular of the Little Brothers of Mary, Mother of the Redeemer

 

Canons Regular of the Brothers of the Common Life

 

Canons Regular of St. Victor