This morning the Holy Father received in audience:

- The Ambassadors of Thailand, Norway, New Zealand, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Luxembourg, Mozambique, and Ethiopia, on the occasion of the presentation of their Credential Letters;

- Mr. Zurab Pololikashvili, secretary general of the World Tourism Organization, with his wife and entourage;

- His Eminence Cardinal Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J., prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith;

- His Eminence Cardinal Francisco Montenegro, archbishop of Agrigento, Italy.

Today the Pope will receive in audience:

- H.E. Msgr. Ivo Scapolo, titular archbishop of Tagaste, apostolic nuncio in Chile;

- H.E. Msgr. Giuseppe Pinto, titular archbishop of Anglona, apostolic nuncio in Croatia.