AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, JUN 8, 2001 (VIS) - The Holy Father received today in separate audiences:

- Archbishop Alfio Rapisarda, apostolic nuncio in Brazil.
- Archbishop Fortunato Baldelli, apostolic nuncio in France.
- Two prelates of the Episcopal Conference of the Republic of the Congo, on the occasion of their "ad limina" visit:
- Msgr. Louis Portella, apostolic administrator "sede plena et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis" of Nkayi.
- Fr. Jean Gardin, C.S.Sp., apostolic prefect of Lokouala.
- His Beatitude Ignace Pierre VIII Abdel-Ahad, patriarch of Antioch of the Syrians.

This evening he is scheduled to receive Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

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