AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, JUN 16, 2003 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:

- Archbishop Faustino Sainz Munoz, apostolic nuncio to the European Community.

- Archbishop Luigi Ventura, apostolic nuncio in Canada.

- Archbishop Giuseppe De Andrea, apostolic nuncio in Kuwait, Bahrain and Yemen and apostolic delegate on the Arabian Peninsula.

- Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, coadjutor of Dublin, Ireland.

On Saturday June 14, the Holy Father received in separate audiences:

- Four prelates from the Episcopal Conference of Burkina Faso on their "ad limina" visit:

- Bishop Jean-Baptiste Some of Diebougou.

- Bishop Zephyrin Toe of Dedougou.

- Bishop Basile Tapsoba of Koudougou.

- Bishop Paul Ouedraogo of Fada N'Gourma.

- Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.

- Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

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