This morning the Holy Father received in audience:

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

- H.E. Mr. Lenin Moreno Garcés, president of the Republic of Ecuador, with his wife and entourage;

- H.E. Msgr. Hector Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, O.F.M., archbishop of Trujillo, Peru;

- Delegation of Catholic Action Youth;

- Members of the Italian Periodical Press Union (Unione Stampa Periodica Italiana, USPI) and the Italian Federation of Catholic Weeklies (Federazione Italiana Settimanali Cattolici, FISC).