This morning, the Holy Father Francis received in audience:

- His Eminence Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches;

- His Eminence Cardinal Vincent Gerard Nichols, archbishop of Westminster, Great Britain, and entourage;

- Her Excellency Ms. Patricia Araya Gutiérrez, ambassador of Chile;

- The Reverend Fr. Mauro Giuseppe Lepori, abbot general of the Cistercian Order;

- Her Excellency Ms. Franziska Honsowitz-Friessnigg, ambassador of Austria, on her farewell visit;

- His Excellency Mr. Claude-Joël Giordan, ambassador of the Principality of Monaco, on his farewell visit;

- The Honorable Félix Bolaños García, Minister of the “Presidencia, Relaciones con las Cortes y Memoria Democrática”, Spain, and entourage;

- Participants in the General Chapter of the Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers).