This morning, the Holy Father Francis received in audience:

- His Eminence Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals;

- Archbishop Vittorio Francesco Viola, O.F.M., bishop emeritus of Tortona, secretary of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of Sacraments;

- Colonel Christoph Graf, Commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard Corps;

- His Eminence Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education;

- Her Excellency Ms. Anna Maria Bernini, Minister of University and Research of the Italian Republic;

- His Excellency Mr. Ignazio La Russa, President of the Senate of the Italian Republic, with his wife and children.