This morning, the Holy Father Francis received in audience:

- His Eminence Cardinal Marc Ouellet, P.S.S., prefect of the Congregation for Bishops;

- Archbishop George Kocherry, titular of Othona, apostolic nuncio in Bangladesh;

- Bishop Ricardo García García, prelate of Yauyos, Peru;

- Deacons of the diocese of Rome who will receive priestly ordination on 8 May;

- Participants in the pilgrimage from Slovakia.