AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, DEC 18, 2000 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audience:

- Rudolf Schuster, president of the Slovak Republic, accompanied by his wife.
- Archbishops Jose Saraiva Martins and Edward Nowak and Msgr. Michele Di Ruberto, respectively prefect, secretary and under-secretary of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.
On Saturday, December 16, he received in separate audiences

- Cardinal Camillo Ruini, vicar general for the diocese of Rome and president of the Italian Epsicopal Conference.
- Archbishop Giovanni Battista Re, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.

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