This morning, the Holy Father received in audience:

- His Eminence Metropolitan Filüksinos Yusuf Çetin, Patriarchal Vicar of the Syriac Orthodox Church in Turkey;

- His Excellency Mr. Paul Oga Adikqwu, ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria;

- Archbishop Jorge Eduardo Scheinig of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina;

- Archbishop Luc Terlinden of Mechelen-Brussel, Belgium, president of the Episcopal Conference of Belgium; with Bishop Jean-Pierre Delville of Liège; Bishop Patrick Hoogmartens of Hasselt; and Mr. Bruno Spriet, secretary general;

- A delegation from the Military Ordinariate for Portugal;

- Members of the “Federación Marsodeto”, Toledo, Spain.