This morning the Holy Father received in audience:

- H.E. Mr. Seyed Taha Hashemi, ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, presenting his credential letters;

- H.E. Ms. Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, president of the General Assembly of the United Nations, and entourage;

- Participants in the General Chapter of the Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo (Scalabrinians);

- Young people from the diocese of Viviers, France.