This morning the Holy Father received in audience:

- H.E. Ms Esther Margarita Carballo Madrigal, ambassador of Nicaragua to the Holy See, presenting her credential letters;

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

- Prelates of the Episcopal Conference of Slovenia, on their “ad Limina Apostolorum” visit:

- H.E. Msgr. Stanislav Zore, O.F.M., archbishop of Ljubljana

with the auxiliary bishops:

H.E. Msgr. Franc Šuštar, titular bishop of Ressiana;

H.E. Msgr. Anton Jamnik, titular bishop of Vina;

- H.E. Msgr. Jurij Bizjak, bishop of Koper

with the bishop emeritus:

H.E. Msgr. Metod Pirih;

- H.E. Msgr. Andrej Glavan, bishop of Novo Mesto;

- H.E. Msgr. Alojzij Cvikl, S.J., archbishop of Maribor;

- H.E. Msgr. Stanislav Lipovšek, bishop of Celje;

- H.E. Msgr. Peter Štumpf, S.D.B., bishop of Murska Sobota.