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Raniero Cantalamessa, preacher to the papal household for over forty years, graciously accepted Pope Francis’s invitation to lead a six-day retreat for the bishops of the United States in January 2019. Shepherds and Fishermen contains the reflections and meditations that guided this gathering, presented in an accessible format for groups and individuals seeking spiritual and ministerial inspiration. A manual for Spiritual Exercises, the whole experience of Fr. Cantalamessa. Rights sold: english and spanish.


Raniero Cantalamessa, a Franciscan Capuchin, graduat- ed in theology and classical literature, worked formerly as a Professor of the History of Christian Origins at the Catholic University of Milan and was a member of the International Theological Commission until 1981. In 1979 he left the academic world to devote himself entirely to preaching in various countries of world, with a strong ec- umenical sensitivity. Since 1980 ha has been the Preacher of the Papal Household.

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