Your generous gift to the University will support the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of the National Healing Garden, a place for prayer and reflection and a symbol of reconciliation, healing, and peace for survivors of abuse, their families, and the Church. Our goal is to raise the necessary funds by April 30, 2027. For additional information, please contact Elena Forbes at 75forbes@cua.edu.

To make a gift by check, please make the check payable to The Catholic University of America, indicate "National Healing Garden" in the memo line, and mail to our secure bank lockbox:

The Catholic University of America
Division of University Advancement
PO Box 23683
New York, NY 10087-3683

Survivor Vision Statement
From the National Healing Garden Planning Committee*

"As clergy sexual abuse survivors from across the United States, in relationship with the Church, we offer empathy and acknowledgement to all survivors of any kind of abuse. In this sacred healing space, we invite the entire Body of Christ into the journey of accompaniment and reconciliation, imploring God’s mercy to bring healing to the lives of everyone harmed by abuse in the Church. Pledge with us to continue working to respect, protect, defend, and restore the dignity that all deserve as children of God.”

- The planning committee's intention is for the Healing Garden to be a healing outreach to all survivors of any kind of abuse, no matter their faith, background, or who the perpetrator was.

The above image does not represent the actual plan for this project. The project will commence once the fundraising goal is met. If the fundraising goal is not reached, the University may modify the scale or scope of the project consistent with the original intentions of the National Healing Garden Planning Committee.