AUDIENCES

Vatican City, 10 June 2013 (VIS) – Today the Holy Father received:

   - the credential letters of the new ambassador of Mexico to the Holy See, His Excellency Mr. Mariano Palacios Alcocer,

   - Cardinal Fernando Filoni, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples,

   - Bishop Javier Echevarria Rodriguez, prelate of personal prelature Opus Dei and titular of Cilibia.

   - Her Excellency Ms. Anna Suchocka, ambassador of Poland; His Excellency Mr. Almir Franco de Sa' Barbuda, ambassador of Brazil; and His Excellency Mr. Alejandro Emilio Valladares Lanza, ambassador of Honduras on their farewell visits.

On Saturday, 8 June, Pope Francis received Cardinal Marc Ouellet, P.S.S., prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.