This morning the Holy Father received in audience:

- H.E. Msgr. Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J., prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith;

- Members of the “International Catholic Migration Commission”;

- Participants in the Conference of Rectors of German-language Seminaries;

- Prelates of the Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions (C.E.L.R.A.):

H.E. Msgr. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M., titular archbishop of Verbe, apostolic administrator “sede vacante” of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem of the Latins,

with the auxiliary bishops:

H.E. Msgr. Giacinto-Boulos Marcuzzo, titular bishop of Emmaus, for Israel,

H.E. Msgr. William Hanna Shomali, titular bishop of Lidda, for Jordan,

and with:

Rev. Hanna Kaldani, patriarchal vicar for Israel,

Rev. Jerzy Kraj, O.F.M., patriarchal vicar for Cipro,

Rev. David Neuhaus, S.J., patriarchal vicar emeritus for Hebrew-speaking Catholic faithful;

H.E. Msgr. Jean Benjamin Sleiman, O.C.D., archbishop of Baghdad of the Latins, Iraq;

H.E. Msgr. Giorgio Bertin, O.F.M., bishop of Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti, apostolic administrator “ad nutum Sanctae Sedis” of Mogadishu;

H.E. Msgr. Paul Hinder, O.F.M. Cap., titular bishop of Macon, vicar apostolic of Southern Arabia United Arab Emirates;

H.E. Msgr. Camillo Ballin, M.C.C.J., titular bishop of Arna, vicar apostolic of Northern Arabia Bahrain;

H.E. Msgr. Georges Abou Khazen, O.F.M., titular bishop of Rusado, vicar apostolic of Alep, Syria;

H.E. Msgr. Adel Zaki, O.F.M., titular bishop of Flumenzer, vicar apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt, Egypt;

H.E. Msgr. Cesar Essayan, O.F.M., titular bishop of Mareotes, vicar apostolic of Beirut of the Latins, Lebanon.