This morning, the Holy Father Francis received in audience:

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

- His Eminence Cardinal Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo, apostolic administrator sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of Caracas; archbishop of Mérida, Venezuela, and entourage;

- Community of the Pontifical Pius XI Regional Seminary of Ancona, Le Marche.