This morning, the Holy Father received in audience:

- Her Excellency Ms. Karin Keller-Sutter, President of the Swiss Confederation, with her husband and entourage;

- Bishop Mikel Garciandìa Goñi of Palencia, Spain;

- Participants in the second International Conference on the Pastoral Care of the Elderly;

- Archbishop Rogelio Cabrera López of Monterrey, Mexico;

- His Eminence Cardinal Domenico Battaglia of Naples, Italy;

- The Swiss Pontifical Guard on the occasion of the swearing-in ceremony.