Practitioners, researchers and theologians came together in Rome, Italy to discuss global street homelessness in an event hosted by DePaul University's IGH, Depaul International, Niagara University, St John's University, and the University Durham's Centre for Catholic Studies. The event combined the expertise of a host of sources and speakers, all from vastly different backgrounds--some religious, others not--with the aim of allowing on-the-ground experience of solving street homelessness to inform, and be informed by, the tradition of Catholic Social Teaching. 

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Confronting the issue of street homelessness globally will require collaboration across sectors, societies, and beliefs. The Symposium's participants came from a range of backgrounds and geographies, including India, Chile, Slovakia, Kenya, the Philippines, the UK, and the United States.

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At the conclusion of the two-day Symposium, participants created an action plan with priorities for strategy, research, and publication.