AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, JUL 2, 2007 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:

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

 - Seven prelates from the Conference of the Dominican Episcopate, on their "ad limina" visit:

    - Archbishop Ramon Benito de la Rosa y Carpio of Santiago de los Caballeros.

    - Bishop Antonio Camilo Gonzalez of La Vega.

    - Bishop Diomedes Espinal de Leon of Mao-Monte Cristi, accompanied by Bishop emeritus Jeronimo Toma Abreu Herrera.

    - Bishop Julio Cesar Corniel Amaro of Puerto Plata.

    - Bishop Jesus Maria de Jesus Moya of San Francisco de Macoris.

    - Bishop Freddy Antonio de Jesus Breton Martinez of Bani.

 - Archbishop Michele Di Ruberto, secretary of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.

  This evening he is scheduled to receive in audience Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re. prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.

  On Saturday, June 30, he received in separate audiences:

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

 - Cardinal Silvano Piovanelli, archbishop emeritus of Florence, Italy.

 - Sunny Ebenyi Kingsley, ambassador of Nigeria, on his farewell visit.

 - Philip McDonagh, ambassador of Ireland, on his farewell visit.
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