This morning, the Holy Father received in audience:

- Archbishop Filippo Iannone, O. Carm., prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops;

- Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund;

- Bishop Ariel Edgardo Torrado Mosconi of Nueve de Julio, Argentina;

- His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco, and entourage;

- Members of the Presidency of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM);

- Archbishop Nikola Eterović, titular of Cibale, apostolic nuncio in the Federal Republic of Germany;

- Archbishop Jorge Ignacio García Cuerva, metropolitan of Buenos Aires, Argentina.