This morning the Holy Father received in audience:

- Prelates of the Episcopal Conference of the Philippines, on their “ad Limina Apostolorum” visit:

H.E. Msgr. Socrates Buenaventura Villegas, archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan;

H.E. Msgr. Ricardo Lingan Baccay, bishop of Alaminos;

H.E. Msgr. Sofronio Aguirre Bancud, S.S.S., bishop of Cabanatuan;

H.E. Msgr. Daniel O. Presto, bishop of San Fernando de La Union;

H.E. Msgr. Roberto Calara Mallari, bishop of San Jose;

H.E. Msgr. Jacinto Ageaoili Jose, bishop of Urdaneta;

His Eminence Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, archbishop of Manila,

  with the auxiliary bishop:

  H.E. Msgr. Broderick Suncuaco Pabillo, titular bishop of Sitifi;

H.E. Msgr. Francisco Mendoza De Leon, bishop of Antipolo,

  with the auxiliary bishop:

  H.E. Msgr. Nolly Camingue Buco, titular bishop of Gemelle di Bizacena;

H.E. Msgr. Honesto Flores Ongtioco, bishop of Cubao;

H.E. Msgr. Reynaldo Gonda Evangelista, bishop of Imus;

H.E. Msgr. Pablo Virgilio Siongco David, bishop of Kalookan;

H.E. Msgr. Antonio Realubin Tobias, bishop of Novaliches;

H.E. Msgr. Jesse Eugenio Mercado, bishop of Parañaque;

H.E. Msgr. Mylo Hubert Claudio Vergara, bishop of Pasig;

H.E. Msgr. Buenaventura Macayo Famadico, bishop of San Pablo;

H.E. Msgr. Marlo Mendoza Peralta, archbishop of Nueva Segovia;

H.E. Msgr. Victor Barnuevo Bendico, bishop of Baguio;

H.E. Msgr. Leopoldo Corpuz Jaucian, S.V.D., bishop of Bangued;

H.E. Msgr. Renato Pine Mayugba, bishop of Laoag;

H.E. Msgr. Florentino Galang Lavarias, archbishop of San Fernando;

H.E. Msgr. Ruperto Cruz Santos, bishop of Balanga;

H.E. Msgr. Bartolome Gaspar Santos, bishop of Iba;

H.E. Msgr. Enrique de Vera Macaraeg, bishop of Tarlac;

H.E. Msgr. Sergio Lasam Utleg, archbishop of Tuguegarao;

H.E. Msgr. José Elmer Imas Mangalinao, bishop of Bayombong;

H.E. Msgr. David William Valencia Antonio, bishop of Ilagan, apostolic administrator of the Apostolic Vicariate of San José in Mindoro;

H.E. Msgr. Juan Danilo Bangayan Ulep, prelate of Batanes;

H.E. Msgr. Valentin Cabbigat Dimoc, titular bishop of Bapara, vicar apostolic of Bontoc-Lagawe;

H.E. Msgr. Prudencio Padilla Andaya, C.I.C.M., titular bishop of Fuerteventura, vicar apostolic of Tabuk;

H.E. Msgr. Dennis Cabanada Villarojo, bishop of Malolos.

- H.E. Msgr. Antonio Guido Filipazzi, titular archbishop of Sutri, apostolic nuncio in Nigeria; HOly See Permanent Representative at the Economic Community of West African States.

Today the Pope will receive in audience:

- Participants in the General Chapter of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions.

The Holy Father received in audience:

His Eminence Cardinal Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J., prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, with

-H.E. Msgr. Giacomo Morandi, titular archbishop of Cerveteri, secretary of the same Dicastery.