AUDIENCES

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

- Three prelates of the Episcopal Conference of Costa Rica, on the occasion of their "ad limina" visit:
- Archbishop Roman Arrieta Villalobos of San Jose de Costa Rica, with Auxiliary Bishop Antonio Troyo Calderon.
- Bishop Ignacio Nazareno Trejos Picado of San Isidro de El General.
- Cardinal Eugenio de Araujo Sales, archbishop emeritus of Sao Sebastiao do Rio de Janeiro.

On Saturday, November 24, he received in separate audiences:

- Two prelates of the Episcopal Conference of El Salvador, on the occasion of their "ad limina" visit:
- Bishop Elias Samuel Bolanos Avelar of Zacatecoluca.
- Fr. Luis Morao, O.F.M., apostolic administrator "ad nutum Sanctae Sedis" of the military order of El Salvador.
- Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.
- Cardinal Bernard Francis Law, archbishop of Boston.

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