This morning, the Holy Father Francis received in audience:

- Participants in the “Christmas Contest”;

- His Eminence Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle;

- His Eminence Cardinal Mario Grech, secretary general of the General Secretariat of the Synod, with:

  - His Eminence Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, S.J. archbishop of Luxembourg, rapporteur general of the Synod; Bishop Luis Marín de San Martín, O.S.A., titular of Suliana, under-secretary; the Reverend Sr. Nathalie Becquart, X.M.D.J., under-secretary; the Reverend Fr. Giacomo Costa, S.J., consultor;

- Participants in the pastoral days of French-speaking Catholic communities.

Today, the Pope will receive in audience:

- Pilgrims from El Salvador, giving thanks for the beatification of Fr. Rutilio Grande.