This morning the Holy Father received in audience:

- H.E. Mr. Marek Lisénsky, ambassador of the Slovak Republic, presenting his Credential Letters;

- H.E. Msgr. Paul Fitzpatrick Russell, titular archbishop of Novi, apostolic nuncio in Turkey, in Turkmenistan and in Azerbaijan;

- Participants in the Conference on “The theology of tenderness in Pope Francis”;

- Bishops participating in the course organized by the Congregation for Bishops;

- His Eminence Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, archbishop of Galveston-Houston, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, with:

- H.E. Msgr. José Horacio Gómez, archbishop of Los Angeles; the vice-president;

- His Eminence Cardinal Seán Patrick O'Malley, archbishop of Boston, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors;

- Msgr. Brian Bransfield, general secretary.