This morning, the Holy Father received in audience:

- His Eminence Cardinal Mario Grech, secretary general of the General Secretariat of the Synod;

- Bishop Hugo Norberto Santiago of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina;

- Archbishop Andrzej Józwowicz, titular of Lauriaco, apostolic nuncio in Sri Lanka;

- The Reverend Don Paolo Sottopietra, superior general of the Priestly Fraternity of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo, with Sr. Rachele Paiusco, superior general of the Missionaries of Saint Charles;

- Bishop Franz-Josef Overbeck of Essen, Federal Republic of Germany;

- Mr. Gareth Gore;

- Members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors;

- Members of the Directorate of the TG2 of the RAI (Radiotelevisione italiana), on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of its founding, with family members.