This morning, the Holy Father Francis received in audience:

- Bishop William Terrence McGrattan of Calgary, Canada, president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops; with Bishop Pierre Goudreault of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, vice president; and the Reverend Jean Vézina, secretary general;

- Members of the International Theological Commission;

- Archbishop Dieudonné Datonou, titular of Vico Equense, apostolic nuncio in Burundi

- Her Royal Highness Princess Khétévane Bagration de Moukhrani, ambassador of Georgia, on her farewell visit;

- The Reverend Gustavo Luis Boquin, vice rector of the Catholic University of Argentina;

- Fr. Federico Lombardi, S.J., with the winners of the “Ratzinger Prize”;

- Participants in the seminar on “Ethics in health management”;

- Members of the World Youth Day Lisbon 2023 Committee and Foundation;

- Bishop Heiner Wilmer of Hildesheim, Federal Republic of Germany.