AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, NOV 5, 2001 (VIS) - The Holy Father received today in audience Rudolf Schuster, president of the Slovak Republic, accompanied by his wife and an entourage.

On Saturday, November 3, he received in separate audiences:

- Archbishop Manuel Monteiro de Castro, apostolic nuncio in Spain and the Principality of Andorra.
- Archbishop Anthony Soter Fernandez of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on the occasion of his "ad limina" visit; with Auxiliary Bishop Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam.
- Archbishop Nicholas Chia of Singapore, on the occasion of his "ad limina" visit.
- Bishop James Chan Soon Cheong of Melaka-Johor, Malaysia, on the occasion of his "ad limina" visit.
- Participants in the European pilgrimage promoted by the "Schutzen" Association.
- Cardinals Opilio Rossi, Giuseppe Caprio, Antonio Innocenti, Paul Augustin Mayer, Alfons Maria Stickler, Angelo Felici, Giovanni Canestri, Antonio Maria Javierre Ortas, Jose T. Sanchez, Fiorenzo Angelini and Luigi Poggi.

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