This morning, the Holy Father Francis received in audience:

- His Eminence Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints;

- Bishop Jean-Marc Micas, P.S.S., of Tarbes et Lourdes, France;

- Archbishop Peter Liu Cheng-chung, bishop of Kaohsiung, Taiwan;

- A delegation of the World Lutheran Foundation;

- His Eminence Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life;

- His Eminence Cardinal Marc Ouellet, P.S.S.,

- Participants in the meeting organized by the Vatican Observatory.