Today the Holy Father received in audience:

- Prelates of the Episcopal Conference of the United States of America (Region II) on their “ad Limina Apostolorum” visit:

  - His Eminence Cardinal Timothy Michael Dolan, archbishop of New York

    with the auxiliary bishops:

    - Bishop Peter John Byrne, titular of Cluain Iraird

    - Bishop John Joseph O'Hara, titular of Ath Truim

    - Bishop Edmund J. Whalen, titular of Cemeriniano

    - Bishop Gerardo J. Colacicco, titular of Erdonia

  - Bishop Edward Bernard Scharfenberger of Albany

  - Bishop Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio of Brooklyn

    with the auxiliary bishops:

    - Bishop Raymond Francis Chappetto, titular of Cizio

    - Bishop Octavio Cisneros, titular of Eanach Dúin

    - Bishop James Massa, titular of Bardstown

    - Bishop Neil Edward Tiedemann, titular of Cova

    - Bishop Paul Robert Sanchez, titular of Celiana

    - Bishop Witold Mroziewski, titular of Walla Walla

    and with the former auxiliary:

    - Bishop Guy Sansaricq, titular of Glenndálocha

  - Bishop Richard Joseph Malone of Buffalo

    with the auxiliary bishop:

    - Bishop Edward Michael Grosz, titular of Morosbisdo

  - Bishop Terry Ronald LaValley of Ogdensburg

  - Bishop Salvatore Ronald Matano of Rochester

    with the bishop emeritus:

    - Bishop Matthew Harvey Clark

  - Bishop John Oliver Barres of Rockville Centre

    with the auxiliary bishops:

    - Bishop Andrzej Jerzy Zglejszewski, titular of Nicives

    - Bishop Robert Joseph Coyle, titular of Zabi

    - Bishop Richard Garth Henning, titular of Tabla

    with the bishop emeritus:

    - Bishop William Francis Murphy

    and with the former auxiliary:

    - Bishop John Charles Dunne, titular of Abercorn

  - Bishop Douglas Lucia,

    with the bishop emeritus:

    - Bishop Robert Joseph Cunningham.

- Participants in the World Congress of the International Association of Penal Law;

- The Grand Imam Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Sheikh of Al-Azhar, and entourage.