With profound joy and filial devotion, we, the members of the Congregation of the Mission – Vice Province of Kenya, give thanks to God for the election of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, OSA, as Supreme Pontiff and Successor of St. Peter.
As a religious formed in the spirit of St. Augustine, the Holy Father brings to the See of Rome a heart shaped by community life, deep pastoral wisdom, and a missionary gaze toward the peripheries of the world.
We are especially grateful that the Universal Church is now shepherded by one who embodies the values we hold dear – service to the poor, closeness to the suffering, and faithfulness to Christ in simplicity and humility.
Kenya, too, is blessed in a particular way, for in the person of Pope Leo XIV, we see a Holy Father attuned to the hopes and struggles of the global Church.
As sons of St. Vincent de Paul, we offer our prayers, obedience, and humble service in communion with the Successor of Peter.
We pray that the Lord may grant him strength, wisdom, and joy in shepherding the People of God in these times.
Ad multos annos, Holy Father.