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VATICAN CITY, 27 MAY 2011 (VIS) - Today the Holy Father received in separate audiences:
-Seven prelates from the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India on their ad limina visit:
- Archbishop Maria Callist Soosa Pakiam of Trivandrum of the Latins,
- Bishop Innayya Chinna Addagatla of Srikakulam,
- Bishop Prakash Mallavarapu of Vijayawada,
- Bishop Joseph Kariyil of Cochin,
- Bishop Varghese Chakkalakal of Kannur,
- Bishop Joseph Karikkassery of Kottapuram, and
- Fr. Vincent Arackal, apostolic administrator of Calicut.
This afternoon, the Pope is going to receive the President of the Republic ofHungary, Pal Schmitt, who offers a concert to the Pontiff in the Paul VI Hall.
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VATICAN CITY, 23 MAY 2011 (VIS) - Today, in separate audiences, the Holy Father received two prelates from the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India on their ad limina visit:
- Archbishop Thumma Bala of Hyderbad, and
- Archbishop Mariadas Kagithapu, M.S.F.S., of Visakhapatnam.
On Saturday, 21 May, the Holy Father received, in separate audiences:
- Five prelates from the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India on their ad limina visit:
- Bishop John Baptist Thakur, S.J., of Muzaffarpur,
- Bishop Angelus Kujur, S.J., of Purnea,
- Bishop Thomas Thiruthalil, C.M., of Balasore,
- Bishop Sarat Chandra Nayak of Berhampur, and
- Bishop Lucas Kerketta, S.V.D., of Sambalpur.
- as well as Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.
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VATICAN CITY, 20 MAY 2011 (VIS) - Today, in separate audiences, the Holy Father received eight prelates from the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India on their ad limina visit:
- Noel Fahey, the ambassador of Ireland to the Holy See, on his farewell visit.
- Eight prelates from the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India on their ad limina visit:
- Archbishop John Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar with Emeritus Archbishop Raphael Cheenath, S.V.D.
- Bishop Stephen M. Tiru of Khunti.
- Bishop Aleixo das Neves Dias of Port Blair.
- Bishop Vincent Barwa of Simdega.
- Bishop Victor Henry Thakur of Bettiah.
- Bishop Kurien Valiakandathil of Bhagalpur.
- Bishop Sebastian Kallupura of Buxar.
The Holy Father is scheduled to receive this afternoon Cardinal William Joseph Levada, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
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VATICAN CITY, 19 MAY 2011 (VIS) - Today, in separate audiences, the Holy Father received eight prelates from the Bishops' Conference of India on their ad limina visit:
- Cardinal Telesphore Placidus Toppo, archbishop of Ranchi, India with Auxiliary Bishop Binay Kandulna,
- Bishop William D'Souza of Patna,
- Bishop Gabriel Kujur of Daltonganj,
- Bishop Julius Marandi of Dumka,
- Bishop Paul Alois Lakra of Gumla,
- Bishop Charles Soreng of Hazaribag, and
- Bishop Felix Toppo of Jamshedpur.
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VATICAN CITY, 17 MAY 2011 (VIS) - The Holy Father is scheduled to meet with Archbishop Fernando Filoni, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, in an audience this afternoon.
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VATICAN CITY, 30 MAY 2011 (VIS) - Today the Holy Father received Norbert Lammert, President of the "Bundestag", the German parliament, accompanied by an entourage.
On Saturday morning, 28 May, the Holy Father today received in separate audiences:
- Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches,
- Six prelates from the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India on their ad limina visit:
- Bishop Sebastian Thekethecheril of Vijayapuram,
- Bishop Stephen Athipozhiyil of Alleppey,
- Bishop Vincent Samuel of Neyyattinkara,
- Bishop Selvister Ponnumuthan of Punalur, and
- Bishop Stanley Roman with Bishop Emeritus Joseph Gabriel Fernandez of Quilon.
On Saturday afternoon the Holy Father met with:
- Bishop Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli O.F.M., apostolic vicar of Tripoli, and
- Cardinal Marc Ouellet, P.S.S., prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.
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