At 15.00 this afternoon, in the Chapel of the Seminary of Carpi, the Holy Father Francis met with diocesan priests, men and women religious, and seminarians.

After greeting to the bishop of Carpi, His Excellency Msgr. Francesco Cavina, the Pope gave an off-the-cuff address.

At the end of the encounter, the Holy Father left the Seminary and stopped briefly in the Cathedral. He then transferred by car to Mirandola.