Today the Holy Father received in audience:

- Her Excellency Ms. Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, with her husband and entourage;

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

- His Eminence Cardinal Chibly Langlois, bishop of Les Cayes, Haiti, with:

- His Excellency Roberto Octavio González Nieves, archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico,

- His Excellency Msgr. Francisco Ozoria Acosta, archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic;

- His Excellency Msgr. Santiago de Wit Guzmán, titular archbishop of Gabala, apostolic nuncio in the Central African Republic and in Chad, with family members.

Yesterday the Holy Father Francis received in audience:

- His Eminence Cardinal Angelo Amato, S.D.B., prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.