This morning, the Holy Father Francis received in audience:

- His Excellency Mr. Mahmood bin Hamed Nasser Al Hasani, ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to the Holy See, presenting his credential letters;

- Mr. José Bono, former President of the Spanish Congress of Deputies;

- The Honorable Lorenzo Fontana, President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic;

- The Foederatio internationalis Pueri cantores.