AUDIENCES

Vatican City, 14 January 2013 (VIS) – On Saturday, the Holy Father received in audience Cardinal Marc Ouellet, P.S.S., prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.

This morning, the Holy Father received in separate audiences:

Cardinal Fernando Filoni, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, and

six prelates from the Abruzzo-Molise region of the Italian Episcopal Conference, on their "ad limina" visit:

- Archbishop Giancarlo Maria Bregantini, C.S.S., of Campobasso-Boiano;

- Archbishop Bruno Forte of Chieti-Vasto;

- Archbishop Emidio Cipollone of Lanciano-Ortona;

- Bishop Domenico Angelo Scotti of Trivento;

- Bishop Gianfranco De Luca of Termoli-Larino; and

- Bishop Salvatore Visco of Isernia-Venafro.