Peter Ramsay posted on March 02, 2006 04:00

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On December 16, 2005 Pope Benedict XVI along with cardinals, bishops, prelates and other church officials gathered in the Redemptoris Mater Chapel at the Vatican to listen to a sermon.
Raniero Cantalamessa was the preacher. He is a Franciscan Capuchin Catholic Priest. In 1980 he was appointed by Pope John Paul II: Preacher to the Papal Household in which capacity he still serves. Every Friday during Advent and Lent he delivers a meditation to minister to the spiritual needs of the Papal Household. This has been a Vatican practice for centuries.
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