O raniero cantalamessa biography
O raniero cantalamessa biography
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Raniero Cantalamessa
Italian Catholic cardinal and priest
Raniero CantalamessaOFM Cap (born 22 July 1934) is an Italian Catholiccardinal and priest in the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin and a theologian.
He served as the Preacher to the Papal Household from 1980 until 2024, under Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis.
Cantalamessa is a proponent of the Catholic charismatic renewal.
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Pope Francis raised him to the rank of cardinal on 28 November 2020.
Biography
Early life and education
Raniero Cantalamessa was born in Colli del Tronto, Italy, on 22 July 1934.[1] He was ordained as a priest in the Franciscan Capuchin order in 1958.[2] He holds doctoral degrees in theology and classical literature.
He formerly served as a professor of ancient Christian history and the director of the Department of Religious Sciences at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, resigning in 1979. Cantalamessa also served as a member of the Inte