Today the Holy Father received in audience:

- The Ambassadors of the Seychelles, Mali, Andorra, Kenya, Latvia, and Niger, on the occasion of the presentation of their credential letters;

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

- Bishop David Douglas Crosby, O.M.I., of Hamilton, Canada;

- Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino, bishop of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy, and entourage;

- Mr. Ali Sallam, mayor of Nazareth;

- Bishop Francesco Cavina, emeritus of Carpi, Italy.