This morning the Holy Father received in audience:

- His Eminence Cardinal Reinhard Marx, archbishop of München und Freising, Federal Republic of Germany, co-ordinator of the Council for the Economy;

- His Eminence Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti, archbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy, president of the Italian Episcopal Conference;

- His Eminence Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez, auxiliary bishop of San Salvador, El Salvador;

- Prelates of the Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference, on their “ad Limina Apostolorum” visit:

  - H.E. Msgr. John Hung Shan-chuan, S.V.D., archbishop of Taipei, apostolic administrator of the Kinmen or Quemoy and Matzu Islands;

  - H.E. Msgr. John Baptist Lee Keh-mien, bishop of Hsinchu;

  - H.E. Msgr. Philip Huang Chao-ming, bishop of Hwalien;

  - H.E. Msgr. Peter Liu Cheng-Chung, archbishop–bishop of Kaohsiung;

  - H.E. Msgr. Thomas Chung An-zu, bishop of Kiayi;

  - H.E. Msgr. Martin Su Yao-wen, bishop of Taichung;

  - H.E. Msgr. Bosco Lin Chi-nan, bishop of Tainan.