This morning the Holy Father received in audience:
Archbishop Ramón Alfredo Dus of Resistencia, Argentina;
- Prelates of the United States Catholic Bishops’ Conference (Region XV), on their “ad Limina Apostolorum” visit:
- Archbishop Borys Gudziak of Philadelphia of the Ukrainians
with the auxiliary:
- Bishop Andriy Rabiy, titular of Germaniciana;
- Bishop Bohdan John Danylo of Saint Josaphat in Parma of the Ukrainians;
- Bishop Venedyct Aleksiychuck of Saint Nicholas of Chicago of the Ukrainians;
- Bishop Paul Patrick Chomnycky, O.S.B.M., of Stamford of the Ukrainians;
- Archbishop William Charles Skurla of Pittsburgh of the Byzantines;
- Bishop Milan Lach, S.J., of Parma of the Ruthenians;
- Bishop Kurt R. Burnette of Passaic of the Ruthenians;
- Bishop Nicholas James Samra of Newton of the Greek-Melkites; apostolic administrator “sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis” of Nuestra Señora del Paradiso en México of the Greek-Melkites;
- Bishop Barnaba Yousif Habash of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark of the Syrians;
- Bishop Abdallah Elias Zaidan of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles of the Maronites;
- Bishop Antoine Mikäel Mouradian of Our Lady of Nareg in Glendale of the Armenians;
- Bishop John Michael Botean of Saint George in Canton of the Romanians;
- Bishop Jacob Angadiath of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Chicago of the Syro-Malabars; apostolic visitator for faithful of Syro-Malabar rite resident in Canada
with the auxiliary:
- Bishop Joy Alappat, titular of Bencenna.
This morning, the Pope will receive in audience:
- Participants in the Plenary of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Educational Institutions).