This morning, the Holy Father Francis received in audience:

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

- His Excellency Mr. Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of the Republic of Gabon, with his wife and entourage;

- Archbishop Arnaldo Catalan, titular of Apollonia, apostolic nuncio in Rwanda;

- Archbishop Ludwig Schick of Bamberg, Federal Republic of Germany;

- Members of the Papal Foundation;

- Pilgrimage from the Archdiocese of Łódź, Poland.