This morning, the Holy Father Francis received in audience:

- His Beatitude Cardinal Béchara Boutros Raï, Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites, Lebanon;

- Archbishop Peter Soon-taick Chung of Seoul, Korea, apostolic administrator “sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis” of P'yŏng-yang;

- Dr. Benjamin Estévez de Cominges, secretary of the Secretariat for the Economy;

- His Beatitude Cardinal Cleemis Baselios, major archbishop of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankara Church, India;

- Bishop Ángel Javier Pérez Pueyo of Barbastro-Monzon, Spain;

- Fraternal delegates participating in the Synod.

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Activities of the Holy Father:

- General Congregation.