This morning, the Holy Father Francis received in audience:

- His Eminence Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops;

- His Holiness Mar Awa III, Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, and entourage;

- His Excellency Mr. José Renato Casagrande, governor of the State of Espirito Santo, Brazil, with his wife and entourage;

- Mr. Roberto Irineu Marinho, vice president of the Board of Directors of the Globo Group, with his wife;

- Participants in the University Symposium “Service-Learning and the Global Educational Compact”;

- Members of the Italian Federation of Blood Donor Associations (FIDAS).