This archive report was first published on 11 September 2019.
On September 4, 2019, Pope Francis concluded his three-nation visit to Mozambique, Madagascar, and Mauritius, and as he flew back to Rome, he sent a message of best wishes and blessings to President Uhuru Kenyatta and the people of Kenya.
According to a message delivered by radio and recorded by Kenya's Air Traffic Control (ATC), Pope Francis invoked blessings of peace and well-being 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 in the message.
"Upon all of you, I invoke blessings of peace and well-being," he added.
It's worth noting that Pope Francis visited Kenya in November 2015, marking his first tour of Africa and making him the second pontiff to visit the country after Pope John Paul II, who visited Kenya three times.
