AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, JAN 11, 2007 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:

 - Piero Marrazzo, president of the Region of Lazio, Italy.

 - Walter Veltroni, mayor of the City of Rome.

 - Enrico Gasbarra, president of the Province of Rome.

 - Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski, prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Educational Institutions).

 - Ahamad Abdulkareem Al-Ibrahim, ambassador of Kuwait, on his farewell visit.

  This evening, he is scheduled to receive in separate audiences:

 - Cardinal Sergio Sebastiani, president of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See.

 - Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, archbishop of Madrid, Spain.
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