This morning, the Holy Father Francis received in audience:

- Archbishop Gianpiero Palmieri, bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy;

- His Eminence Cardinal Francesco Montenegro, archbishop emeritus of Agrigento, Italy;

- His Excellency Mr. Zoran Milanović, President of the Republic of Croatia, and entourage;

- Archbishop Luís Miguel Muñoz Cárdaba, titular of Nasai, apostolic nuncio in Sudan and in Eritrea;

- Bishop Thomas Halim Habib of Sohag of the Copts, Egypt.

Today, the Pope will receive in audience:

- Msgr. Philippe Bordeyne, dean of the Pontifical John Paul II Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences;

- Participants in the General Chapter of the Secular Franciscan Order.