Before the Curtain Rises: Inside the Hive of the Pre-Meeting

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Pope Leo XIV Will Participate in the Next Edition of the Rimini Meeting

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    August 21-26 2026

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    2026 Program
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    21/08/2026 | 12:00

    PAIN, FRIENDSHIP, HOPE

    Auditorium Intesa Sanpaolo D3
    21/08/2026 | 13:00

    LIFE BEYOND THE WALL, HOW TO MAKE HOPE FLOURISH IN PRISON

    Sala Neri Generali Cattolica
    21/08/2026 | 13:00

    THE HUMAN AT THE CENTER. SCHOOL IN MOTION

    Arena Cdo C1
    21/08/2026 | 13:00

    CHILDREN WHO TEACH HOW TO LIVE

    Arena Tracce A3
    21/08/2026 | 15:00

    IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF AUGUSTINE

    Auditorium Intesa Sanpaolo D3
    21/08/2026 | 15:00

    INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND THE COMMON GOOD: THE CHALLENGE OF GLOBALIZATION

    Sala Conai A2
    21/08/2026 | 15:00

    INSIDE THE COMPANY, AS PROTAGONISTS

    Sala Gruppo FS C4
    21/08/2026 | 15:00

    BEYOND ADDICTION. THE POWER OF RELATIONSHIPS

    Arena Cdo C1
    21/08/2026 | 15:00

    BLUE AGRICULTURE. INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY TOWARDS WATER EFFICIENCY

    Arena Internazionale C3
    21/08/2026 | 15:00

    DISCUSSING WITHOUT DESTROYING

    Arena Tracce A3
    21/08/2026 | 15:00

    JUPITER’S ASTONISHING MAGNETOSPHERE AND ITS POLAR AURORAS

    Arena Euresis A7
    21/08/2026 | 17:00

    TALENT IN SEARCH OF A FUTURE. EMPLOYMENT, YOUNG PEOPLE AND DEMOGRAPHY

    Auditorium Intesa Sanpaolo D3
    21/08/2026 | 17:00

    KIERKEGAARD TODAY. REDISCOVERING EXISTENCE

    Sala Gruppo FS C4
    21/08/2026 | 17:00

    GOVERNANCE IN COMPLEX HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS

    Arena Cdo C1
    21/08/2026 | 17:00

    DONE WELL, EVERY DAY

    Arena Internazionale C3
    21/08/2026 | 17:00

    WILL YOU TELL ME WHEN YOU WERE REBORN?

    Arena Tracce A3
    21/08/2026 | 19:00

    DOES LOVE ENDURE? THE PROVOCATION OF THE OTHER IN THE DIGITAL AGE

    Auditorium Intesa Sanpaolo D3
    21/08/2026 | 19:00

    WONDER BOUND. DESTINED TO BE AMAZED

    Sala Neri Generali Cattolica
    21/08/2026 | 19:00

    BUILDING THE CITY AGAIN

    Sala Conai A2
    21/08/2026 | 19:00

    AI AND HUMAN WORK. WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS DO WE WANT TO BECOME

    Sala Gruppo FS C4
    21/08/2026 | 19:00

    CHRISTIAN PROTAGONISM IN THE WORLD IN THE FACE OF THE TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY IN LATIN AMERICA

    Arena Cdo C1
    21/08/2026 | 19:00

    THE FREEDOM TO BELIEVE. A HUMAN RIGHT AT THE CENTER OF GEOPOLITICAL CHALLENGES

    Arena Internazionale C3
    21/08/2026 | 21:00

    MARCO GALLO: MORE LIFE TO LIFE

    Auditorium Intesa Sanpaolo D3
    22/08/2026 | 12:00

    LOVE AND CARE. THE IMPRINT OF THE HUMAN

    Auditorium Intesa Sanpaolo D3
    22/08/2026 | 12:00

    THE SAGRADA FAMILIA: LIVING STONE THROUGH TIME

    Sala Neri Generali Cattolica
    22/08/2026 | 12:00

    CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND SOCIAL VALUE: COMBATING WASTE TO RESPOND TO POVERTY IN ITALY AND EUROPE

    Sala Conai A2
    22/08/2026 | 12:00

    WHEN ART CREATES DEVELOPMENT

    Sala Gruppo FS C4
    22/08/2026 | 12:00

    WELFARE IS NOT A BENEFIT. BUSINESS, PERSON, WORK

    Arena Cdo C1
    22/08/2026 | 12:00

    CULTIVATING THE FUTURE. INNOVATIVE AGRICULTURE FOR DEVELOPMENT

    Arena Internazionale C3
    22/08/2026 | 12:00

    REGENERATE “TRACES”

    Arena Tracce A3
    22/08/2026 | 12:00

    TO CONTINUE AN ENCOUNTER. WONDER BOUND. DESTINED TO BE AMAZED

    Arena Euresis A7
    22/08/2026 | 15:00

    VISIT OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV TO THE MEETING

    Grand Auditorium (Pad. B7-D7)
    22/08/2026 | 19:30

    AMERICA ON THE TEST

    Sala Neri Generali Cattolica
    22/08/2026 | 19:30

    THE SHAPE OF LOVE. HOW DANTE WROTE THE DIVINE COMEDY

    Auditorium Intesa Sanpaolo D3
    22/08/2026 | 19:30

    SMARTPHONE: LIMITING IN ORDER TO FREE?

    Sala Conai A2
    22/08/2026 | 19:30

    THE ART OF STAYING. PRESENCE IS A MOVEMENT

    Sala Gruppo FS C4
    22/08/2026 | 19:30

    LÉON HARMEL: “MY TRUE VOCATION IS TO FORM PEOPLE”. THE MEANING OF WORK

    Arena Cdo C1
    22/08/2026 | 21:00

    TO LOVE LIFE, ALWAYS

    Auditorium Intesa Sanpaolo D3
    22/08/2026 | 21:00

    THE FIRST STARS AND THE ORIGIN OF CHEMICAL ELEMENTS

    Arena Euresis A7
    23/08/2026 | 11:00

    HOLY MASS

    Auditorium Intesa Sanpaolo D3
    23/08/2026 | 13:00

    DON GIUSSANI, A GIFT FOR THE PRESENT

    Auditorium Intesa Sanpaolo D3
    23/08/2026 | 13:00

    MORINGA, ROOTS OF CHANGE. NUTRITION, RESILIENCE AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN ETHIOPIA

    Arena Internazionale C3
    23/08/2026 | 15:00

    A BURNING LIFE. CHRISTIANITY AND THE ATTRACTION OF WITNESSES

    Auditorium Intesa Sanpaolo D3
    23/08/2026 | 15:00

    THE LOVES IN THE BIBLE

    Sala Neri Generali Cattolica
    23/08/2026 | 15:00

    CRITERIA AND PRIORITIES FOR A NEW HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

    Sala Conai A2
    23/08/2026 | 15:00

    THE RESOURCES OF THE SELF BEYOND THE TWILIGHT OF THE INDIVIDUAL

    Sala Gruppo FS C4
    23/08/2026 | 15:00

    BUILDING NETWORKS FOR DISABILITY

    Arena Cdo C1
    23/08/2026 | 15:00

    BEYOND THE OBSTACLE. WOMEN WHO ARE CHANGING AFRICA

    Arena Internazionale C3
    23/08/2026 | 15:00

    HOW IS LEBANON TODAY?

    Arena Tracce A3
    23/08/2026 | 15:00

    THE WONDERS OF THE SKY: BETWEEN CINEMA AND ASTRONOMY

    Arena Euresis A7
    23/08/2026 | 17:00

    THE MASTERS OF THE WORLD

    Auditorium Intesa Sanpaolo D3
    23/08/2026 | 17:00

    FOR A YOUNG ITALY. IDEAS AND EXPERIENCES AGAINST YOUNG PEOPLE’S DISCONTENT

    Sala Conai A2
    23/08/2026 | 17:00

    VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND THE GROWTH OF SKILLS

    Sala Gruppo FS C4
    23/08/2026 | 17:00

    RENEWING THE SCHOOL BY GUIDING ITS CHANGE

    Arena Cdo C1
    23/08/2026 | 17:00

    WHAT DOES THE ECONOMY HAVE TO DO WITH HAPPINESS?

    Arena Internazionale C3
    23/08/2026 | 17:00

    CHRISTIANS IN THE WORLD

    Arena Tracce A3
    23/08/2026 | 17:00

    THE SPECTACULAR PROCESS OF STAR AND PLANET FORMATION CLOSE TO HIGH-MASS STARS

    Arena Euresis A7
    23/08/2026 | 19:00

    LOVE WHERE IT IS

    Auditorium Intesa Sanpaolo D3
    23/08/2026 | 19:00

    WORDS, MACHINES, BRAINS: RECOGNIZING WHAT IS HUMAN TO DEFEND IT

    Sala Neri Generali Cattolica
    23/08/2026 | 19:00

    HOUSING EMERGENCY AND HOUSING PLAN

    Sala Conai A2
    23/08/2026 | 19:00

    NOT ALONE

    Sala Gruppo FS C4
    23/08/2026 | 19:00

    LÉON HARMEL: “MY TRUE VOCATION IS TO FORM PEOPLE”. THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT

    Arena Cdo C1
    23/08/2026 | 19:00

    THE JESUITS AND THE ENCOUNTER BETWEEN CULTURES

    Arena Internazionale C3
    23/08/2026 | 19:00

    SUSPENDED COFFEE

    Arena Tracce A3
    23/08/2026 | 19:00

    THE LARGEST TELESCOPES IN THE UNIVERSE: UNVEILING THE DEEP COSMOS THROUGH GRAVITY

    Arena Euresis A7
    23/08/2026 | 21:00

    SAINT FRANCIS. THE POET OF HUMANITY AND OF GOD

    Auditorium Intesa Sanpaolo D3
    23/08/2026 | 21:00

    THE HUMAN IN THE TIME OF THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION

    Sala Conai A2
    24/08/2026 | 12:00

    LOVING THE HOLY LAND

    Auditorium Intesa Sanpaolo D3
    24/08/2026 | 13:00

    CHILDREN AND THE MEDIA

    Sala Neri Generali Cattolica
    24/08/2026 | 13:00

    A WORLD IN TURMOIL

    Sala Conai A2
    24/08/2026 | 13:00

    ITALY OF INNER AREAS: DECLINE OR DEVELOPMENT?

    Sala Gruppo FS C4
    24/08/2026 | 13:00

    THE AUDACITY OF ORIGIN: WHEN INNOVATION IS BORN FROM WHAT WE HAVE RECEIVED

    Arena Cdo C1
    24/08/2026 | 13:00

    CONTINUING TO MEET. MEMORIES AND EXPERIENCES OF INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE

    Arena Internazionale C3
    24/08/2026 | 13:00

    “PUT NOTHING BEFORE THE LOVE OF CHRIST”

    Arena Tracce A3
    24/08/2026 | 13:00

    CEPHEIDS IN M106: HENRIETTA LEAVITT, THE CALIBRATION OF DISTANCES, AND HUBBLE’S DISCOVERY

    Arena Euresis A7
    24/08/2026 | 15:00

    THE SONG OF SONGS

    Sala Neri Generali Cattolica
    24/08/2026 | 15:00

    ISRAEL-PALESTINE: IS THERE AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE CONFLICT?

    Auditorium Intesa Sanpaolo D3
    24/08/2026 | 15:00

    THE ROLE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN IN THE GLOBAL ENERGY CONTEXT

    Sala Conai A2
    24/08/2026 | 15:00

    COMPETITIVENESS AND SUSTAINABILITY OF BUSINESSES IN EUROPE

    Sala Gruppo FS C4
    24/08/2026 | 15:00

    HOUSING, A PRIVILEGE FOR ALL

    Arena Cdo C1
    24/08/2026 | 15:00

    HAITI. THE STRENGTH TO GET BACK UP

    Arena Internazionale C3
    24/08/2026 | 15:00

    EXTRASOLAR PLANETS: FORMATION, COMPOSITION AND HABITABILITY

    Arena Euresis A7
    24/08/2026 | 16:00

    YOUNG PEOPLE QUESTION THE HOLY LAND

    Arena Tracce A3
    24/08/2026 | 17:00

    TRAVEL COMPANIONS IN THE AGE OF THE STORM

    Auditorium Intesa Sanpaolo D3
    24/08/2026 | 17:00

    A HOPE IN THE TIME OF CONFLICTS

    Sala Neri Generali Cattolica
    24/08/2026 | 17:00

    BEAUTY AND THE SEARCH FOR MEANING AROUND THE WORLD

    Sala Conai A2
    24/08/2026 | 17:00

    LÉON HARMEL: “MY TRUE VOCATION IS TO FORM PEOPLE”. FRIENDSHIP AT WORK

    Sala Gruppo FS C4
    24/08/2026 | 17:00

    GENERATIVE ENTERPRISES: SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY AT THE BASIS OF COMPETITIVENESS

    Arena Cdo C1
    24/08/2026 | 17:00

    GROWING TOGETHER. SOWING THE FUTURE WITH MIGRANT MINORS

    Arena Internazionale C3
    24/08/2026 | 17:00

    QUESTIONS -STILL- WITHOUT ANSWERS

    Arena Euresis A7
    24/08/2026 | 19:00

    FOR THE HUMAN AND FOR THE ETERNAL: THE LOVE THAT GENERATES

    Sala Neri Generali Cattolica
    24/08/2026 | 19:00

    SAFEGUARDING THE HUMAN: THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL IMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

    Auditorium Intesa Sanpaolo D3
    24/08/2026 | 19:00

    THE HISTORY OF PRESENT-DAY ITALY

    Sala Conai A2
    24/08/2026 | 19:00

    LET’S REFORM SCHOOL. SOME IDEAS FOR A DEBATE

    Sala Gruppo FS C4
    24/08/2026 | 19:00

    THE LINK BETWEEN ENERGY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: COSTS AND BENEFITS

    Arena Cdo C1
    24/08/2026 | 19:00

    INTEGRAL DEVELOPMENT. THE POSSIBLE SYNERGY BETWEEN ITALY AND EUROPE

    Arena Internazionale C3
    24/08/2026 | 19:00

    SUSPENDED COFFEE

    Arena Tracce A3
    24/08/2026 | 21:00

    FROM SUBATOMIC PARTICLES TO MASSIVE BLACK HOLES. THE WONDER OF THE UNIVERSE

    Auditorium Intesa Sanpaolo D3
    24/08/2026 | 21:00

    NOTHING IS ENOUGH FOR LOVE

    Sala Neri Generali Cattolica
    24/08/2026 | 21:00

    RETHINKING FREEDOM TO REGENERATE DEMOCRACY

    Sala Conai A2
    25/08/2026 | 12:00

    FORGIVENESS MAKES YOU FREE

    Auditorium Intesa Sanpaolo D3
    25/08/2026 | 12:00

    COFFEE BEANS IN AFRICA. NURTURING THE TALENT OF THE NEWER GENERATIONS

    Arena Internazionale C3
    25/08/2026 | 13:00

    THE AWAKENING OF FAITH

    Sala Neri Generali Cattolica
    25/08/2026 | 13:00

    THE FUTURE OF WELFARE TWENTY YEARS AFTER THE 5X1000

    Sala Conai A2
    25/08/2026 | 13:00

    ITALY OF BUSINESSES: ROOTS AND INTERNATIONAL VISION

    Sala Gruppo FS C4
    25/08/2026 | 13:00

    SPORT AS A HARMONIOUS PATH

    Arena Cdo C1
    25/08/2026 | 13:00

    TO CONTINUE AN ENCOUNTER. FROM SUBATOMIC PARTICLES TO MASSIVE BLACK HOLES. THE WONDER OF THE UNIVERSE

    Arena Euresis A7
    25/08/2026 | 14:30

    CACAO CONNECT. THE ITALIAN WAY TO COCOA

    Arena Internazionale C3
    25/08/2026 | 15:00

    THE HOPE FOR UKRAINE

    Sala Neri Generali Cattolica
    25/08/2026 | 15:00

    BEHOLD, YOU WILL SUDDENLY SEE ETERNAL BEAUTY WITH THE GUIDANCE OF LOVE

    Sala Conai A2
    25/08/2026 | 15:00

    FROM THE MOUNTAIN TO THE SEA, THE ITALY THAT BUILDS SPORT

    Sala Gruppo FS C4
    25/08/2026 | 15:00

    THE COURAGE TO EDUCATE. REBUILDING THE ALLIANCE BETWEEN SCHOOL AND FAMILY

    Auditorium Intesa Sanpaolo D3
    25/08/2026 | 15:00

    CAN THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN THE CAPITAL MARKETS, PRIVATE EQUITY AND BUSINESS LEAD TO POSITIVE OUTCOMES?

    Arena Cdo C1
    25/08/2026 | 15:00

    THE HEART OF LATIN AMERICA

    Arena Tracce A3
    25/08/2026 | 17:00

    THE COUNTRY THAT IS ON THE MOVE

    Sala Neri Generali Cattolica
    25/08/2026 | 17:00

    ENERGY TRANSITION AND COMPETITIVENESS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

    Sala Conai A2
    25/08/2026 | 17:00

    THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION OF TALENT: VALUING MERIT IN GENERATIONAL CHANGE

    Sala Gruppo FS C4
    25/08/2026 | 17:00

    TEACHING AS A PROFESSION: THE TEACHER AS THE PROTAGONIST BETWEEN BUREAUCRACY AND FREEDOM OF TEACHING

    Arena Cdo C1
    25/08/2026 | 17:00

    TRAINING WITHOUT BORDERS. EUROPE AND AFRICA, SKILLS IN MOTION

    Arena Internazionale C3
    25/08/2026 | 17:00

    SAINT FRANCIS THE RADICAL

    Arena Tracce A3
    25/08/2026 | 19:00

    THROUGH THE EYES OF FRANZ AND FRANZISKA

    Auditorium Intesa Sanpaolo D3
    25/08/2026 | 19:00

    THE CHALLENGE OF INTEGRATING

    Sala Neri Generali Cattolica
    25/08/2026 | 19:00

    EUROPE’S COMPETITIVENESS IN THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

    Sala Conai A2
    25/08/2026 | 19:00

    A “REAL” SUBSIDIARITY. SHARED ADMINISTRATION STARTS FROM THE GROUND UP

    Sala Gruppo FS C4
    25/08/2026 | 19:00

    UNDER THE SKY OF MOZAMBIQUE. A DOCUMENTARY ON ITALIAN COOPERATION IN MOZAMBIQUE

    Arena Internazionale C3
    25/08/2026 | 19:00

    SUSPENDED COFFEE

    Arena Tracce A3
    25/08/2026 | 19:00

    WHEN THEOLOGY MEETS ALIENS

    Arena Euresis A7
    25/08/2026 | 21:00

    WHO MOVES WHOM? ARE WE REALLY MADE TO LOVE AND BE LOVED?

    Auditorium Intesa Sanpaolo D3
    25/08/2026 | 21:00

    CRISIS OF THE STATE AND CRISIS BETWEEN STATES: THE HYPOTHESIS OF CHRISTIAN REALISM

    Sala Conai A2
    26/08/2026 | 12:00

    EUROPE. PRESERVING ROOTS, ACCELERATING THE FUTURE

    Sala Neri Generali Cattolica
    26/08/2026 | 13:00

    THE HOPE TO REBUILD IN THE LAND OF THE CEDARS

    Sala Neri Generali Cattolica
    26/08/2026 | 13:00

    GUIDING TALENT IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION. DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO KNOWLEDGE

    Sala Gruppo FS C4
    26/08/2026 | 13:00

    BEYOND THE EMERGENCY. RECONSTRUCTION THAT CREATES COMMUNITY

    Arena Cdo C1
    26/08/2026 | 13:00

    AGATHA CHRISTIE AND THE MYSTERY OF TRUTH

    Arena Tracce A3
    26/08/2026 | 13:00

    OPENING A NEW WINDOW ON THE UNIVERSE: THE NANCY GRACE ROMAN SPACE TELESCOPE

    Arena Euresis A7
    26/08/2026 | 15:00

    LEARNING TO LOVE

    Auditorium Intesa Sanpaolo D3
    26/08/2026 | 15:00

    ORIGINAL AND CREATIVE: RETURNING TO A REFLECTION ON HUMANITY

    Sala Conai A2
    26/08/2026 | 15:00

    DEMOCRACY DOES NOT GO ON HOLIDAY. THE FIRST 80 YEARS OF THE REPUBLIC

    Sala Gruppo FS C4
    26/08/2026 | 17:00

    MOTHERS AND FATHERS BECAUSE CHILDREN

    Sala Conai A2
    26/08/2026 | 17:00

    NOT JUST DANTE. A JOURNEY THROUGH TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS AND «HELL IN THE HEART»

    Sala Gruppo FS C4
    26/08/2026 | 19:00

    LOOKING AT THE SKY OF JERUSALEM

    Auditorium Intesa Sanpaolo D3

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