This morning, the Holy Father Francis received in audience:

- His Eminence Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A., prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops;

- His Excellency Mr. Alexander Schweitzer, Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate, Federal Republic of Germany, with his wife and entourage;

- Bishop Gerardo Antonazzo of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo, Italy;

- Mr. Rodolfo Aguiar, national general secretary of the “Asociación Trabajadores del Estado”, Argentina, with Ms. Maria Mercedes Cabezas, deputy secretary general;

- Members of the “Comisión Ejecutiva del II Congreso Internacional de Hermandades y Piedad Popular”, Seville, 4-8 December 2024.