This morning, the Holy Father received in audience:

- Mr. Ignacio Sánchez Galán, engineer, chair of Iberdrola, with his wife; and Dr. Pedro Azagra, chief executive officer, with his wife;

- Her Excellency Ms. Tarandip Kaur Sandhu, ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Holy See, presenting her credential letters;

- His Eminence Cardinal Filipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário Ferrão, archbishop of Goa and Damão, India, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India; with Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore, vice president; Archbishop Vincent Aind of Ranchi, secretary general; and Reverend Stephen Alathara, vice secretary general;

- His Eminence Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, archbishop of Marseille, France, president of the Bishops’ Conference of France; with Archbishop Vincent Jordy of Tours, vice president; and Bishop Benoît Bertrand of Pontoise; vice president;

- A delegation from the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, United States of America;

- Members of the “Institut International des Sciences Administratives”.