AUDIENCES

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

- Michel Sleiman, president of the Republic of Lebanon.

- Eight prelates of the Episcopal Conference of France, on their "ad limina" visit:

- Bishop Pascal Roland of Belley-Ars.

- Bishop Guy de Kerimel of Grenoble-Vienne.

- Bishop Dominque Lebrun of Saint-Etienne.

- Archbishop Bernard Barsi of Monaco, Principality of Monaco.

- Archbishop Hippolyte Simon of Clermont.

- Bishop Henri Brincard of Le Puy-en-Velay.

- Bishop Bruno Grua of Saint-Flour.

- Fr. Jean-Pierre Millet, diocesan administrator of Moulins.

This evening he is scheduled to receive in audience Cardinal Fernando Filoni, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples.