This morning, the Holy Father Francis received in audience:

- His Eminence Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith;

- His Eminence Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences;

- Archbishop Aldo Cavalli, titular of Vibo Valentia, apostolic nuncio;

- His Excellency Mr. Mahmoud Talaat, ambassador of the Arabian Republic of Egypt, on his farewell visit.