Conference FAQs
The 2025 National Catholic Conference on Restorative Justice will take place Thursday, September 25 to Saturday, September 27, 2025, at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
The conference will be held in-person only.
A general overview of the agenda can be found on the registration page. More details to follow in the coming weeks.
The National Catholic Conference on Restorative Justice brings together Catholic ministry leaders, academic and legal professionals, restorative justice practitioners, and people directly impacted by harm, crime, and incarceration to build capacity within communities and the Church to advance healing approaches to harm, crime, and injustice.
In a particular way, the 2025 conference will highlight practical and innovative ways that people of faith collaborate with local communities and system actors to build hope-filled justice solutions.
At this time, only full conference registration is available. If you are interested in one-day registration, please fill out the interest form and you will be notified if this option becomes available.
Registration includes access to all large group plenaries, small group breakout sessions, Thursday evening reception, light breakfast, and lunch each day.
Early Bird Individual Registration is $300.00 from May 22 date until July 18
Regular Individual Registration is $375.00 from July 19 until September 12
Yes, scholarship opportunities are available. You can learn more and apply here.
There are no group discounts for this conference. Scholarships are available for the cost of registration only. The conference is not able to provide scholarship funds toward travel or lodging.
100% refund up to two weeks before the start of the conference through September 11, 2025.
- 50% refund one week prior to the conference through September 18, 2025.
- No refunds will be given after September 18th due to financial commitments made to our conference vendors.
- The option to send a replacement participant in your place for a paid ticket is available after the September 11th deadline. Please contact conference@catholicsmobilizing.org for more information and to process the replacement request by September 18th.
The Emory Conference Center Hotel (1615 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30329) is the closest option. A block of rooms has been reserved—please use this reservation link: https://book.passkey.com/event/51014747/owner/10456513/home.
Yes. The closest parking to Candler School of Theology is the Peavine Parking Lot located at 29 Eagle Row, Atlanta, GA 30322. Parking for conference attendees is free after 5:00pm and on weekends. For rates and additional parking details, visit Emory’s visitors parking page.
The best airport to fly into is Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). From there, you can take a taxi or rideshare (Uber/Lyft) to the hotel or conference venue. Find more information here.
There will be a welcome reception on Thursday evening. On Friday and Saturday, light breakfast, and lunch will be provided. Friday dinner is on your own and the conference will provide recommendations. Saturday, the conference will conclude by mid-afternoon.
Yes! Please indicate any dietary restrictions on your registration form. We will do our best to accommodate a variety of needs.
No. Sessions will not be recorded or available afterward.
There will be multiple opportunities for both large and small group presentations. The conference will also include a variety of formats for active participation, information, and resource sharing. If you would like to suggest a speaker or topic for a session, you may do so here.
Please email us at conference@catholicsmobilizing.org or call us at (202) 541-5290 — we’re happy to help!