<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Catholic Leaders Alliance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catholic Leaders Alliance]]></description><link>https://www.catholicleadersalliance.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 21:41:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.catholicleadersalliance.com/it/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Human Meaning of Work - Borzano Summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[JOB SPRITZ 2026 Leadership Enterprise and Catholic Social Thought at the Borzano Summit Borzano di Albinea 18 October 2026  |  Report by Francesco Petrucci Job Spritz brought young participants into conversation with leaders from education, enterprise, finance and the institutions of the territory. Event photograph provided by the organisers. A Conversation on Work in the Reggio Emilia Hills It was an honour to be invited as a facilitator to Job Spritz, the under-35 event organised by Circolo...]]></description><link>https://www.catholicleadersalliance.com/post/the-human-meaning-of-work</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6adfcbb0e817b7b27047552a</guid><category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 22:13:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4e39c_a0e9d87a48a641cfa3381e6b37ddbea3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michele Parola</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overview of Global Developments - October 2026 Report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo: OSV News October 2026 brought an open rupture between Washington and Kyiv. The United States suspended sanctions on Russian diesel, Trump criticised Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries, and Zelensky warned that defeat could drive as many as 20 million refugees toward Europe. Restrictions affecting satellite communications also accelerated Europe’s work on IRIS², a planned network of 348 satellites. Confindustria forecast Italian growth slowing from 1.0% in 2026 to 0.6% in 2027 as...]]></description><link>https://www.catholicleadersalliance.com/post/overview-of-global-developments-october-2026-report</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aded2fbf402f8bdef3a6e28</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 04:30:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4e39c_d06b056e897b46e1920dd703e0941bd9~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_941,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michele Parola</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overview of Global Developments - September 2026 Report]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump shakes hands with Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen as Danish Prime Minister Mette 		Frederiksen looks on before the Arctic security agreement’s signing.Source: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Associated Press September 2026 tested Europe's strategic autonomy. Germany blamed Russian-directed operatives for explosive-laden drones found near Ukraine-bound aircraft, while a Pentagon review considered withdrawing 25,000 to 40,000 of roughly 80,000 U.S. personnel stationed...]]></description><link>https://www.catholicleadersalliance.com/post/overview-of-global-developments-september-2026-report</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6abb3c0c417aa27ab70dd936</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4e39c_a0f9c6b28e7b4c598e2775efce26ca0b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michele Parola</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overview of Global Developments - August 2026 Report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vatican–Russia Talks in Moscow. Source: OSV News August 2026 was shaped by the Strait of Hormuz, where commercial traffic fell from around 110 vessels a day before the war to only three in one twenty-four-hour period, while emergency releases pushed the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve below 300 million barrels. Venezuela combined renewed government-opposition talks with an oil agreement covering more than 65 billion barrels of reserves, as Vatican diplomacy sought to preserve negotiating...]]></description><link>https://www.catholicleadersalliance.com/post/overview-of-global-developments-august-2026-report</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a94a3116625a44549227bb5</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4e39c_f82ae31b12fb47629f3ef53c1389256b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Francesco Petrucci </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overview of Global Developments - July 2026 Report]]></title><description><![CDATA[July 2026 saw major developments across the Church, law, geopolitics, and the global economy. In the Church, debates on the Lefebvrian question and AI in reproductive medicine highlighted tensions around authority, tradition, and human dignity. In the U.S. and Europe, courts and governments addressed issues on citizenship, gender in sports, childhood protection, and AI regulation. Globally, the NATO summit in Ankara, the crisis in Sudan, political consolidation in Nicaragua, and youth...]]></description><link>https://www.catholicleadersalliance.com/post/overview-of-global-developments-july-2026-report</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a68e114520f7eb28712836c</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:23:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4e39c_9c5a8ad3be71459188147006c3125218~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_799,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michele Parola</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faith, Business, and Vocation: A Conversation with Andreas Widmer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catholic Leaders Alliance Interview Through the Networking Catholics project organized by Father Matteo, professor at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, I was invited to The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where I had the opportunity to interview Andreas Widmer. Widmer is a Swiss-born entrepreneur, former Swiss Guard of Saint John Paul II, and a leading voice in the integration of faith and business. He is the founder and director of the Arthur &#38; Carlyse Ciocca Center...]]></description><link>https://www.catholicleadersalliance.com/post/from-the-swiss-guard-to-principled-entrepreneurship-my-conversation-with-andreas-widmer-at-catholic</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a64daa135380d3132b1ab97</guid><category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:07:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4e39c_7cd647a3edde4867a6d1cd6c0f35b27e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_447,h_447,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Francesco Petrucci</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Immigration, Tariffs, and AI: A Conversation with Harvard-Educated Economist Stan Veuger]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conversation with Stan Veuger at AEI]]></description><link>https://www.catholicleadersalliance.com/post/immigration-tariffs-and-the-limits-of-policy-my-conversation-with-stan-veuger-at-aei</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a627f43b252e37e4d36219c</guid><category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:11:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4e39c_4af3e3dea61e454596dfcfb88452152c~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_576,h_387,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Francesco Petrucci</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overview of Global Developments - June 2026 Report ]]></title><description><![CDATA[June 2026 brought together several developments across geopolitics, European policy, markets, technology, and society. The report covers the fragile truce after the Iran war, Europe’s defense and trade agenda, the progress of the digital euro, major market events involving SpaceX and Bending Spoons, and demographic trends in Italy, Japan, and Switzerland. Together, these events offer a snapshot of the main political, economic, and social issues shaping the month. I.   GEOPOLITICS &#38; SECURITY...]]></description><link>https://www.catholicleadersalliance.com/post/overview-of-global-developments-june-2026-report</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a42cd557353421c5453b871</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:25:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4e39c_5c8603f1b8294a1998f9086b3b38b7aa~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_650,h_436,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Francesco Petrucci </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Orbán Legacy: 16 Years of Success vs the 2026 Fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[The factors behind sixteen years of political stability — and the conditions that ended them Between 2010 and 2026, Hungary under Viktor Orbán represented one of the most studied cases of political consolidation in modern Europe. Understanding how that model sustained itself — and what ultimately disrupted it — requires looking at structural factors rather than ideological ones.  Annual press conference, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán January  2026 Why the system held for so long The...]]></description><link>https://www.catholicleadersalliance.com/post/the-importance-of-sustainable-living-in-today-s-world-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f68b1d90b4365cb863f425</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:39:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4e39c_e94436ef6267427a88b22d56b1c1b9bc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_683,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michele Parola</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>