This morning, the Holy Father received in audience:

- His Excellency Mr. Julius Maada Bo, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, with his wife and entourage;

- Archbishop Anthony Colin Fisher, O.P., of Sydney, Australia, with Bishop Richard James Umbers, titular of Tala, auxiliary bishop;

- Reverend Sr. Simona Brambilla, M.C., prefect of the Dicastery for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of Apostolic Life, with Reverend Sr. Tiziana Merletti, S.F.P., secretary of the same Dicastery;

- Archbishop Fortunato Morrone of Reggio Calabria-Bova, Italy;

- Bishop Renato Tarantelli Baccari, titular of Campli, vice-gerent of Rome.

Activities of the Holy Father in the afternoon:

- Eucharistic celebration for the inauguration of the Academic Year of the Pontifical Universities.