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

- His Eminence Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments;

- His Eminence Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki, archbishop of Köln, Federal Republic of Germany

Today the Pope will receive in audience:

- His Eminence Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard, archbishop of Bordeaux, France;

- Msgr. Luigi Mistò, ad interim coordinator of the Secretariat for the Economy;

- H.E. Mr. Vladimir Putin, president of the Russian Federation, and entourage.