AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, APR 14, 2003 (VIS) - Today the Holy Father received in separate audiences:

- Yosef Neville Lamdan, ambassador of Israel, accompanied by his wife, on his farewell visit.

- Mitsuhiro Nakamura, ambassador of Japan, on his farewell visit.

- Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo, apostolic nuncio in the United States of America.

On Saturday April 12 the Holy Father received in separate audiences:

- Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins, prefect of the Congregation of the Causes of Saints.

- Cardinal Joachim Meisner, archbishop of Cologne, Germany, and an entourage.

- A delegation of young people from different dioceses in Canada.
- Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.

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