AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, JUN 22, 2006 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:

- Five prelates from the Episcopal Conference of Lithuania, on their "ad limina" visit:

    - Cardinal Audrys Juozas Backis, archbishop of Vilnius, accompanied by Auxiliary Bishop Juozas Tuanitis.

    - Bishop Juozas Matulaitis of Kaisiadorys.

    - Bishop Jonas Kauneckas of Panevezys.

    - Bishop Rimantas Norvila of Vilkaviskis.

 - Helmut Turk, ambassador of Austria, accompanied by his wife, on a farewell visit.

  This evening, he is scheduled to receive in audience Cardinal Camillo Ruini, his vicar general for the diocese of Rome.
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