AUDIENCES

Vatican City, 16 February 2013 (VIS) – Today, the Holy Father received in separate audiences:

- Mr. Otto Perez Molina, president of the Republic of Guatemala, with his wife and entourage,

- thirteen prelates from the Lombardy region of the Italian Episcopal Conference on their "ad limina" visit:

Cardinal Angelo Scola, archbishop of Milan, with auxiliaries:

Bishop Erminio De Scalzi, titular of Arbanum,

Bishop Luigi Stucchi, titular of Horrea,

Bishop Mario Enrico Delpini, titular of Stephaniacum, as well as:

Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi, archbishop emeritus of Milan and apostolic administrator of Vigevano, and

Bishop Giovanni Giudici of Pavia,

Bishop Dante Lafranconi of Cremona,

Bishop Luciano Monari of Brescia,

Bishop Giuseppe Merisi of Lodi,

Bishop Diego Coletti of Como,

Bishop Francesco Beschi of Bergamo,

Bishop Oscar Cantoni of Crema,

Bishop Roberto Busti of Mantova, and

- Senator Mario Monti, prime minister of the Republic of Italy.