This morning, the Holy Father received in audience:

- Archbishop Filippo Iannone, O. Carm., Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops;

- Archbishop Dimas Lara Barbosa of Campo Grande, Brazil;

- Archbishop Nelson Jesus Perez of Philadelphia of the Latins, United States of America;

- His Eminence Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life;

- Delegations from the municipalities affected by seismic events in Central Italy;

- Delegations from Villanova University and the University of Notre Dame.