AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, MAR 12, 2001 (VIS) - The Holy Father received today in separate audiences:

- Cardinal Francisco Alvarez Martinez, archbishop of Toledo, Spain.
- His Beatitude Michel Sabbah, patriarch of Jerusalem of the Latins, on the occasion of his 'ad limina' visit, accompanied by Auxiliary Bishops Kamal Hanna Batish, Salim Sayegh, and Giacinto-Boulos Marcuzzo.
- Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi, apostolic nuncio in Haiti.
- Eltigani Salih Fidail, ambassador of the Sudan, on a farewell visit.

On Saturday, March 10, the Holy Father received in separate audiences:

- Cardinal Francis Eugene George, archbishop of Chicago, U.S.A., who preached the spiritual exercises for the Roman Curia.
- Cardinal Edouard Gagnon, president of the Pontifical Commission for the International Eucharistic Congresses.
- Archbishop Marco Dino Brogi, O.F.M., apostolic nuncio in Sudan and apostolic delegate in Somalia.
- Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, permanent observer to the Office of the United Nations and Specialized Institutions in Geneva and the World Trade Organization.
- Henrietta T. De Villa, ambassador of the Philippines, on a farewell visit.
- Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.

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