AUDIENCES

Vatican City, 13 May 2013 (VIS) – Today, the Holy Father received twelve prelates from the Puglia region of the Italian Episcopal Conference on their "ad limina" visit:

   - Archbishop Francesco Cacucci of Bari-Bitonto,

   - Archbishop Giovanni Battista Pichierri of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie,

   - Archbishop Donato Negro of Otranto,

   - Archbishop Francesco Pio Tamburrino, O.S.B., of Foggia-Bovino,

   - Archbishop Michele Castoro of Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo,

   - Bishop Raffaele Calabro of Andria,

   - Bishop Mario Paciello of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti,

   - Bishop Lucio Angelo Renna, O. Carm., of San Severo,

   - Bishop Felice di Molfetta of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano,

   - Bishop Luigi Martella of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi,

   - Bishop Pietro Maria Fragnelli of Castellaneta, and

   - Bishop Domenico Cornacchia of Lucera-Troia.

On Saturday, 11 May, the Holy Father received:

   - Cardinal Marc Ouellet, P.S.S., prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, and

   - Cardinal Antonio Maria Veglio, president of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People.