The research center of Catholic Social Teaching (CCS) at Santa Croce at The Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome has been developing a program on forgiveness as part of its study of social virtues. This special field of theology is called Catholic Social Teaching and is the effort to explain how Christian hope, faith, and charity change social relationships happening now and in specific regions of the world.

This funding will support the first of a series of conferences, titled "Common Memory and Collective Forgiveness It is planned for May 2025 as part of the Jubilee Year for Business Leaders in collaboration with the Business Employers’ Confederation of the Mexican Republic (COPARMEX). 

For Christian believers, the Jubilee Year of Hope is a call to all people, especially business leaders and entrepreneurs to explore how Christian values such as forgiveness can inspire hope, transformation and societal progress as well as being a year of remission of sins and reconciliation. It is anticipated that there will be an audience of up to 150 participants consisting of business leaders, religious leaders and students from Santa Croce. 

The advisory board for the conference is international. Confirmed keynote speakers include high-profile academics from Harvard (Matthew Potts), Yale (John D. Peters), Glasgow (Glen Pettigrove), religious leaders, and CCS faculty members who are experts in these issues. TWCF’s DiscoverForgiveness.org will also have the opportunity to be presented. The event is supported by the Dicastery for Evangelization (Holy See).

Thematic areas included in the conference program include engagement with theories and practices of collective forgiveness, processes of community and national reconciliation, narratives of memory and the impact of transitional justice on memory.