This morning, the Holy Father received in audience:

- H.E. Cardinal Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo, Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas (Venezuela), together with H.E. Cardinal Diego Rafael Padrón Sánchez;

- H.E. Mrs. Patricia Leonor Comandari Zanotti, Ambassador of El Salvador, on the occasion of the presentation of her Letters of Credence;

- H.E. Cardinal Vicente Bokalic Iglic, C.M., Archbishop of Santiago del Estero (Argentina);

- Sister Simona Brambilla, M.C., Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, together with H.E. Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, S.D.B., Pro-Prefect, and Sister Tiziana Merletti, S.F.P., Secretary of the same Dicastery;

- H.E. Mr. Bruno van der Pluijm, Ambassador of Belgium, on a farewell visit;

- H.E. Mr. Hendy Anak Assan, Ambassador of Malaysia, on a farewell visit;

- H.E. Mrs. Frances Collins, Ambassador of Ireland, on a farewell visit;

- H.E. Mr. Raphael Perpetuo Mercado Lotilla, Ambassador of the Philippines, on the occasion of the presentation of his Letters of Credence;

- H.E. Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches.