AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, JUN 19, 2006 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:

 - Eight prelates from the Episcopal Conferences of Latvia and of Lithuania, on their "ad limina" visit:

    - Cardinal Janis Pujats, archbishop of Riga, Latvia.

    - Bishop Antons Justs of Jelgava, Latvia.

    - Bishop Vilhelms Lapelis O.P., of Liepaja, Latvia.

    - Bishop Janis Bulis of Rezekne-Aglona, Latvia.

    - Archbishop Sigitas Tamkevicius S.J., of Kaunas, Lithuania, accompanied by Auxiliary Bishop Jonas Ivanauskas.

    - Bishop Eugenijus Bartulis of Siauliai, Lithuania.

    - Bishop Jonas Boruta S.J., of Telsiai, Lithuania.

 - Cardinal Gilberto Agustoni, prefect emeritus of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura.

  On Sunday, June 18, he received in audience Cardinal Joachim Meisner, archbishop of Cologne, Germany.

  On Saturday, June 17, he received in separate audiences:

 - Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family.

 - Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.
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