This morning, the Holy Father received in audience:

- Archbishop Martin Krebs, titular of Taborenta, apostolic nuncio in Switzerland, the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Principality of Monaco;

- His Eminence Cardinal Tarcisio Isai Kikuchi, S.V.D., archbishop of Tōkyō, Japan, president of Caritas Internationalis; with Dr. Alistair Duttin, secretary-general;

- Archbishop Jorge Eduardo Lozano of San Juan d Cuyo, Argentina;

- Archbishop Michael Francis Crotty, titular of Lindisfarne, apostolic nuncio in Nigeria; Holy See Permanent Representative at the Economic Community of West African States;

- Archbishop Timothy Broglio, military ordinary for the United States of America;

- Bishop Carlos Enrique Herrera Gutiérrez, O.F.M., of Jinotega, Nicaragua, president of the Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua;

- Members of the Circolo San Pietro.