This morning, the Holy Father received in audience:

- His Eminence Cardinal Roger Michael Mahony, archbishop emeritus of Los Angeles, United States of America;

- Bishop Felix Genn of Münster, Federal Republic of Germany;

- Bishop Oscar Domingo Sarlinga, emeritus of Zárate-Campana, Argentina;

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

- The Reverend Jesús María Hernández Martín, president of the Opera of the Church, and entourage;

- His Eminence Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints;

- His Eminence Cardinal Orani João Tempesta, archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Activities of the Holy Father in the afternoon:

- Meeting with the Heads of the Dicasteries of the Roman Curia.