This morning the Holy Father received in audience:

- His Eminence Cardinal Marc Ouellet, P.S.S., prefect of the Congregation for Bishops;

- His Eminence Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, S.D.B.,  archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar;

- His Eminence Cardinal Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, archbishop emeritus of San Cristobal de La Habana, Cuba;

- Mr. Lelio Marmora, executive director of UNITAID;

- Participants in the Plenary of the Pontifical Council for Culture;

- The "Joseph Ratzinger- Benedict XVI" Vatican Foundation.