In his recent Spes Non Confundit ("Hope does not disappoint," Romans 5:5), Pope Francis declares hope the central message of the 2025 Jubilee year. In this conference, we will look for signs of hope amid mounting global challenges that drive many to anxiety, cynicism, and despair. Coming from a variety of disciplines, our speakers will discuss the following topics:

• Theologies, spiritualities, and practices of hope, from large-scale projects to everyday exemplars
• Structural barriers to hope
• How hope differs from optimism
• The interplay between hope and patience
• How those on the margins manage to practice hope even in the most hopeless of circumstances

Conference Speakers

• KEYNOTE: Dylan Corbett (Hope Border Institute—El Paso, TX, USA) 
• David Buckley (University of Louisville—Louisville, KY, USA)
• Min-Ah Cho (Georgetown University—Washington, DC, USA)
• Debra Dean Murphy (West Virginia Wesleyan College—Buckhannon, WV, USA)
• Yara González-Justiniano (Vanderbilt Divinity School—Nashville, TN, USA)
• Emmanuel Katongole (University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and Keough School of Global Affairs—Notre Dame, IN, USA)
• Léonard Katchekpele (Diocese of Speyer—Speyer, Germany | Catholic University of West Africa—Lomé, Togo)
• Cesar Kuzma (Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná—Curitiba, Brazil)
• Mwila Mulumbi (Catholic Agency for Overseas Development—London) 
• Vien V. Nguyen, SCJ (U.S. Province, Priests of the Sacred Heart—Hales Corners, WI, USA) 
• Elizabeth O'Donnell Gandolfo (Wake Forest University School of Divinity—Winston-Salem, NC, USA) 
• Atalia Omer (University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs—Notre Dame, IN, USA)
• Antonio D. Sison, CPPS (Catholic Theological Union—Chicago, IL, USA) 

:: Cover art is Breathe (2018) by Billie Bond (www.BillieBondArt.com) ::

:: FAQs ::
How can I contact the organizer with questions?
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Will the conference sessions also be recorded?
Yes! They will be edited and posted on our CWCIT website and YouTube channel within a couple of weeks following the conference.

Can I update/change my registration information?
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What if something comes up and I'm not able to attend?
You can cancel your free registration by following the instructions given here.

Whom should I contact if I have questions about disability accommodations?
If you have a disability that may require reasonable accommodations in order to facilitate your participation in this or other CWCIT events, please contact us at cwcit@depaul.edu to further discuss accommodation options.