This morning the Holy Father received in audience:

- His Eminence Cardinal Marc Ouellet, P.S.S., prefect of the Congregation for Bishops;

- H.E. Msgr. Giacomo Morandi, titular archbishop of Cerveteri, secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith;

- H.E. Mr. Luiz Felipe Mendonça Filho, ambassador of Brazil, on his farewell visit;

- Members of the Missionszentrale der Franziskaner Foundation, Germany;

- Teachers and students of the Istituto San Carlo, Milan.