This morning, the Holy Father received in audience:

- Bishop Massimiliano Palinuro, vicar apostolic of Istanbul, Türkiye; apostolic administrator sede vacante of the apostolic exarchate of Constantinople;

- Bishop Heinrich Timmerevers of Dresden-Meissen, Federal Republic of Germany;

- Her Excellency Ms. Teresa Susana Subieta Serrano de Vasquez, Ambassador of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, on her farewell visit.

Activities of the Holy Father:

- Homage to Mary Immaculate, on the occasion of World Day of the Sick.