This archive report was first published on 10 September 2019.
On his way back to Rome after a three-nation visit to Mozambique, Madagascar, and Mauritius, Pope Francis sent a message of best wishes and blessings to Kenyans and President Uhuru Kenyatta.
According to a message delivered by radio and recorded by Kenya's Air Traffic Control (ATC), the Pope invoked blessings of peace and wellbeing on Kenya.
"President Uhuru Kenyatta, I offer my cordial best wishes to you and the People of Kenya as I return to Rome after my Apostolic visit in Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius," Pope Francis said.
"Upon all of you, I invoke blessings of peace and wellbeing," he added.
It was Pope Francis's second visit to Kenya, following his first visit in November 2015, when he became the second pontiff to visit the country after Pope John Paul II.
