This morning the Holy Father received in audience:

- His Excellency Mr Rahman Farhan Abdullah Al-Ameri, ambassador of Iraq, presenting his credential letters;

- His Eminence Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, general secretary of the Synod of Bishops;

- Archbishop Adriano Bernardini, apostolic nuncio.

Today the Pope will receive in audience:

- His Excellency Mr Joseph Kojo Akudibillah, ambassador of Ghana, on his farewell visit;

- Participants in the Congress of the International Gynaecologic Cancer Society.