This morning, the Holy Father Francis received in audience:

- His Eminence Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints;

- Dr. Qu Dongyu, director general of the F.A.O.,

- Archbishop Santiago De Wit Guzmán, titular of Gabala, apostolic nuncio in the Central African Republic and Chad;

- Bishop Peter Kohlgraf of Mainz, Federal Republic of Germany;

- His Excellency Mr. António José Emauz de Almeida Lima, ambassador of Portugal, on his farewell visit;

- Members of the Italian Association of Private Construction Contractors (Associazione Nazionale Costruttori Edili, ANCE).