AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, JAN 23, 2004 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:

- Jose Maria Aznar, president of the Government of Spain, accompanied by his wife and an entourage.

- Four prelates from the Episcopal Conference of France on their "ad limina" visit:

- Bishop Maurice Gaidon of Cahors.

- Bishop Bernard Housset of Montauban.

- Bishop Marcel Perrier of Pamiers.

- Bishop Bellino Ghirard of Rodez.

- Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

- Archbishop Jozef Kowalczyk, apostolic nuncio in Poland.

Later this afternoon, the Holy Father is scheduled to receive Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
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