AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, NOV 8, 2007 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:

 - Archbishop Vernon James Weisgerber of Winnipeg, Bishop Pierre Morissette of Baie-Comeau and Msgr. Mario Paquette P.H., respectively president, vice-president and secretary of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops.

 - Five prelates from the Portuguese Episcopal Conference on their "ad limina" visit:

    - Bishop Jacinto Tomas de Carvalho Botelho of Lamego.

    - Bishop Manuel Jose Macario do Nascimento Clemente of Porto, accompanied by Auxiliary Bishops Joao Miranda Teixeira and Antonio Maria Bessa Taipa.

    - Bishop Jose Augusto Martins Fernandes Pedreira of Viana do Castelo.

 - Archbishop Vito Rallo, apostolic nuncio to Burkina Faso and Niger, accompanied by members of his family.

  This evening he is scheduled to receive in separate audiences four prelates from the Portuguese Episcopal Conference on their "ad limina" visit:

    - Bishop Antonio Augusto dos Santos Marto of Leiria-Fatima, accompanied by Bishop emeritus Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva.

    - Bishop Jose Francisco Sanches Alves of Portalegre-Castelo Branco.

    - Bishop Manuel Pelino Domingues of Santarem.
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