AUDIENCES

Vatican City, 16 March 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in audience:

- Cardinal Ennio Antonelli, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family.

- His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk, major archbishop of Kyiv-Halyc, Ukraine.

- Thirteen prelates of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, on their "ad limina" visit:

- Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller M.Sp.S. of San Antonio, accompanied by Auxiliary Bishop Oscar Cantu.

- Bishop Patrick James Zurek of Amarillo.

- Bishop Kevin Joseph Farrell of Dallas, accompanied by Auxiliary Bishops John Douglas Deshotel and Mark Joseph Seitz.

- Bishop Kevin William Vann of Fort Worth.

- Bishop James Anthony Tamayo of Laredo.

- Bishop Placido Rodriguez C.M.F. of Lubbock.

- Bishop Michael David Pfeifer O.M.I. of San Angelo.

- Archbishop Paul Stagg Coakley of Oklahoma City.

- Bishop Anthony Basil Taylor of Little Rock.

- Bishop Edward James Slattery of Tulsa.

- Manuel Tomas Fernandes Pereira, ambassador of Portugal, on his farewell visit.

This evening he is scheduled to receive in audience Cardinal William Joseph Levada, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.