AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, FEB 26, 2001 (VIS) - The Holy Father received today in separate audiences:

- Mikhail Mikhailovich Kasianov, president of the Council of the Russian Federation, accompanied by his entourage.
- Wladislaw Bartoszewski, minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Poland, accompanied by his entourage.
- Bishop Elio Sgreccia, vice president of the Pontifical Academy for Life.

On Saturday, February 24, the Holy Father received in separate audiences:

- Cardinal Ricardo J. Vidal, archbishop of Cebu, the Philippines.
- Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo, apostolic nuncio in the Federal Republic of Germany.
- Corinne Boggs, U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, on a farewell visit.
- Marco Cesar Meira Naslausky, amabassador of Brazil, on a farewell visit.
- Archbishop Diego Caudero, apostolic nuncio in the Arab Republic of Syria.

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