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	"Ad Limina': US Bishops Set to Begin Round of Consultations in Rome By John Thavis Catholic News Service October 28, 2011 http://www.bishop-accountability.org/AbuseTracker/%27Ad%20limina%27:%20US%20bishops%20set%20to%20begin%20round%20of%20consultations%20in%20Rome VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- U.S. bishops are preparing to make their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican, an intense series of encounters that will bring many of them face-to-face with Pope Benedict XVI for the first time. Beginning in early November and extending through much of next year, the visits will constitute the most comprehensive assessment of church life in the United States since the German pope was elected in 2005. A statue of Jesus handing St. Peter keys rests in front of the main altar in St. Peter's Basilica on the feast day of Sts. Peter and Paul June 29. As part of their "ad limina" visits to Rome, bishops are required to make a pilgrimage to the tombs of St. Peter and St. Paul in their respective basilicas. (CNS/Paul Haring)
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