A summary of Pope Francis pilgrimage to Kenya 2015 with texts and photos.

1. POPE FRANCIS
IN KENYA

2. APOSTOLIC JOURNEY OF
HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS
TO KENYA, UGANDA
AND THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
25-30 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2015

3. Expectation
for the visit
was intense

5. The Holy See delegation
covering the tour in the media

6. This african tour included three countries

7. PROGRAMME
Wednesday , 25 November 2015
 17:00 Arrival at “Jomo Kenyatta” International Airport of Nairobi
 Welcoming ceremony at the State House
 18:00 Courtesy visit to the President of the Republic at the
State House in Nairobi - Signing of the Golden Book
 18:30 Meeting with Authorities of Kenya and the Diplomatic
Corps
Thursday, 26 November 2015
 08:15 Ecumenical and Interreligious meeting in the Hall of the
Apostolic Nunciature in Nairobi
 10:00 Holy Mass at the Campus of the University of Nairobi
 15:45 Meeting with Clergy, Men and Women Religious and
Seminarians in the sports field of St Mary’s School
 17:30 Visit to the U.N.O.N. (United Nations Office at Nairobi)
Friday, 27 November 2015
 08:30 Visit to Kangemi slum in Nairobi
 10:00 Meeting with youth at Kasarani Stadium
 11:15 Meeting with the Bishops of Kenya in the VIP lounge
room of the Stadium
 15:10 Farewell ceremony at “Jomo Kenyatta” International
KENYA

8. Kenya remembered
two other visits
by popes Paul VI
and John Paul II

9. Wednesday - 25-11-2015

10. Wednesday 25-11-2015
Arrival at the airport of Nairobi, Kenya.

11. and see
so many
bishops
The Masai
tribesmen were
delighted to
greet the Pope

12. Pope Francis signed the visitor’s
book at the president’s residence
…all men and women of good will are called to work
for reconciliation and peace, forgiveness and healing,

13. …in the work of building a sound democratic order,
strengthening cohesion and integration, tolerance and respect for
others, the pursuit of the common good must be a primary goal

14. President Uhuru
Kenyata and his
cabinet were
glad to meet the
Holy Father
He spoke to
the leaders
of the
nation

15. He planted an olive tree,
as a sign of peace

16. THURSDAY 26-11-2015

17. By upholding respect for that
dignity and those rights, the
religions play an essential role in
forming consciences, instilling in
the young the profound spiritual
values of our respective traditions,
and training good citizens, capable
of infusing civil society with
honesty, integrity and a world view
which values the human person
over power and material gain.
Thursday 26-11-2015
inter-religious
encounter

18. Leaders of all
the churches
exchanged
greetings
and prayed
for unity

19. The Holy Father
respects the faith and
feels the suffering of all
races and religions

20. Mass at the university

21. Encounter with the religious and seminarians
In our life as disciples of Jesus, there must be
no room for personal ambition, for money, for
worldly importance. We follow Jesus to the
very last step of his earthly life: the cross.

22. We are all sinners, starting with me. But the tenderness
and love of Jesus keep us going.“May he who began
a good work in you bring it to completion”.

23. The church in Africa is alive with many young vocations

24. I thank you for your courage in following Jesus. Thank you all the times you
realize that you yourselves are sinners, and for all the tender caresses which you
give to those who need them. Thank you for all those times when you helped so
many people to die in peace. Thank you for “burning” your lives in hope. Thank
you for letting yourselves be helped and corrected and forgiven each day.

25. So never stop weeping. When priests and religious no longer weep, something is
wrong. We need to weep for our infidelity, to weep for the all the pain in our world,
to weep for all those people who are cast aside, to weep for the elderly who are
abandoned, for children who are killed, for the things we don’t understand

26. Visit to the
United
Nations
Centre in
Nairobi

27. Pope Francis signed the visitor’s book.
His speech was very well received

28. Planting a tree is first and
foremost an invitation to
continue the battle against
phenomena like
deforestation and
desertification. It reminds
us of the importance of safe-
guarding and responsibly
administering those “richly
biodiverse lungs of our
planet”, which include, on
this continent, “the Congo
basins”, a place essential
“for the entire earth and for
the future of humanity”.

29. “human beings, while capable of the worst,
are also capable of rising above themselves,
choosing again what is good and making
a new start” - Laudato Si’, 205.

30. This calls for an educational process which fosters in boys and girls,
women and men, young people and adults, the adoption of a culture
of care – care for oneself, care for others, care for the environment –
in place of a culture of waste, a “throw-away culture” where people
use and discard themselves, others, and the environment.

31. I express my hope that COP21 will achieve a global and
“transformational” agreement based on the principles of solidarity,
justice, equality and participation; an agreement which targets three
complex and interdependent goals: lessening the impact of climate
change, fighting poverty and ensuring respect for human dignity.

32. Africa offers the world a beauty and natural
richness which inspire praise of the Creator.
Exchanging gifts and blessings

33. I express the support of the Catholic community, and my
own, to continue to pray and work that the fruits of regional
cooperation, expressed today in the African Union

34. Friday 27-11-2015

35. 27-11-2015 - visit to the poor quarter of Kangemi - I am
here because I want you to know that your joys and hopes,
your troubles and your sorrows, are not indifferent to me.

36. You are able “to weave bonds of belonging and togetherness
which convert overcrowding into an experience of
community in which the walls of the ego are torn
down andthe barriers of selfishness overcome”

37. "how beautiful upon the
mountains are the feet of him
that brings good news”
Joy is an
international
language

38. The path of Jesus began
on the peripheries, it goes
from the poor and with
the poor, towards others.

39. …countries are
frequently pressured
to adopt policies typical
of the culture of waste,
like those aimed at
lowering the birth rate,
which seek “to
legitimize the present
model of distribution,
where a minority
believes that it has the
right to consume in a
way which can never
be universalized”
Laudato Si’ 50

40. I ask God that the authorities
may embark, together with you,
upon the path of social inclusion,
education, sport, community
action, and the protection of
families, for this is the only
guarantee of a peace that is just,
authentic and enduring.

41. Old and young alike have
a place in the Pope’s heart
There’s always time to
greet and bless the sick

42. I wish to call all Christians, and their pastors in particular, to renew their
missionary zeal, to take initiative in the face of so many situations of
injustice, to be involved in their neighbours’ problems, to accompany them
in their struggles, to protect the fruits of their communitarian labour

43. The social and environmental debt owed to the poor
of cities can be paid by respecting their sacred right
to the “three Ls”: Land, Lodging, Labour.

44. Pope Francis thanked the priests for their commitment
to the mission and perseverance in the ministry

45. On the road again to meet the young
people at Karasni stadium

46. We need to use the communications media to spread Christ’s
message of hope and to help people see how right it is.

47. Meeting the
students at
the Karasani
stadium

48. The first thing we have
to do to prevent a young
person from being
recruited, (into criminal
life) … is education
and employment.
Songs of
unity and
praise to
the Lord

49. An educated
youth is the
hope for the
future of Africa

50. Meeting the bishops in the Karasani lounge

51. Thank you
Pope Francis
for your
message of
love, peace,
and hope.

52. Love, peace and hope for Africa
and the whole world.

53. For me, a free press, whether independent or religious, provided it is professional –
because what is important is true professionalism, so that the news will not be
manipulated - because reporting injustice and corruption is something important
Press conference returning to Rome

54. ..in an indirect way we do get
involved in politics when we
preach values, true values, and
one of the greatest of those
values is fraternity,
among ourselves.
We are all children of God;
we all have the same Father.
In this sense, we must support a
politics of unity, reconciliation
and tolerance and also
coexistence, friendship!
Fundamentalism is a sickness
which exists in all religions.
We Catholics have some people–
who believe they possess absolute
truth and go around slandering
and defaming everyone else;
they do a lot of harm.
Religious fundamentalism
is not religious.
Why? Because God is missing.
It is idolatrous,
just as money is idolatrous.
Being political, in the sense of winning over people who
have this tendency… that is the “politics” in which we
religious leaders must engage. But fundamentalism,
which always ends up in tragedy or crime, is something
evil, but there is a bit of it in every religion.

55. It strikes me that the question is too narrow, even one-sided. Yes, this is one method.
The Church’s moral teaching is – I think – uncertain about whether it has to do with the
fifth or the sixth commandment: protect life or keep sexual relations open to life? But that
is not the problem. The problem is bigger than that. The question makes me think of what
they once asked Jesus: “Tell us, Master, is it permissible to heal on the Sabbath?” It is a
duty to heal! This question… is it permissible? But malnutrition, exploitation, slave
labour, the lack of drinking water: these are the problems. Let’s not worry about using
this or that bandage for a small wound. The big wound is social injustice, environmental
injustice, the injustice I mentioned with exploitation and malnutrition.
AIDS +
condons

56. They have many values and those values are constructive. I also have the experience of being friends –
this is a strong word, “friends” – with a Muslim: he is a world leader. We can talk: he has his values, I
have mine. He prays, and I pray. Many values… For example, prayer, fasting, religious values but not
only. One can not write off a religion because there are some groups – or sometimes many groups – of
fundamentalists. It is a historical fact that there have always been wars of religion. And we too have to ask
forgiveness…..We too have to ask pardon for cases of fundamentalist extremism, for the wars of religion.
Anyway, [Muslims] have their values and we can dialogue with them. Today I was in the mosque and
I prayed; and the Imam wanted to come with me to circle the little stadium where many people
were not able to fit… And there, on the popemobile, were the Pope and the Imam
FUNDAMENTALISM

57. Africa is a victim. Africa has always been
exploited by other powers. From Africa people
came to America, sold as slaves. There are
powers who seek only to take the great wealth of
Africa, which is perhaps the richest continent…
But they don’t think about helping the country to
grow, about making sure that everyone has a
job… Exploitation. Africa is a martyr.
Historically, it has been a martyr to exploitation.
Perhaps people who associate Africa only with
disasters and wars don’t really understand the
harm done to humanity by some forms of
development. That is why I love Africa, because
Africa has been a victim of other powers.

60. LIST OF PRESENTATIONS IN ENGLISH
Revised 21-5-2022
Advent and Christmas – time of hope and peace
All Souls Day
Amoris Laetitia – ch 1 – In the Light of the Word
Amoris Laetitia – ch 2 – The Experiences and Challenges of Families
Amoris Laetitia – ch 3 - Looking to Jesus, the Vocation of the Family
Amoris Laetitia – ch 4 - Love in Marriage
Amoris Laetitia – ch 5 – Love made Fruitfuol
Amoris Laetitia – ch 6 – Some Pastoral Perspectives
Amoris Laetitia – ch 7 – Towards a better education of children
Amoris Laetitia – ch 8 – Accompanying, discerning and integrating weaknwss
Amoris Laetitia – ch 9 – The Spirituality of Marriage and the Family
Beloved Amazon 1ª – A Social Dream
Beloved Amazon 2 - A Cultural Dream
Beloved Amazon 3 – An Ecological Dream
Beloved Amazon 4 - An Ecclesiastical Dream
Carnival
Conscience
Christ is Alive
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 1 – Church and Family today
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 2 - God’s plan for the family
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 1 – family as a Community
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 2 – serving life and education
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 3 – mission of the family in society
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 4 - Family in the Church
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 4 Pastoral familiar
Football in Spain
Freedom
Grace and Justification
Haurietis aquas – devotion to the Sacred Heart by Pius XII
Holidays and Holy Days
Holy Spirit
Holy Week – drawings for children
Holy Week – glmjpses of the last hours of JC
Human Community
Inauguration of President Donald Trump
Juno explores Jupiter
Laudato si 1 – care for the common home
Laudato si 2 – Gospel of creation
Laudato si 3 – Human roots of the ecological crisis
Laudato si 4 – integral ecology
Laudato si 5 – lines of approach and action
Laudato si 6 – Education y Ecological Spirituality
Life in Christ
Love and Marriage 12,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
Lumen Fidei – ch 1,2,3,4
Martyrs of North America and Canada
Medjugore Pilgrimage
Merit and Holiness
Misericordiae Vultus in English
Moral Law
Morality of Human Acts
Mother Teresa of Calcuta – Saint
Passions
Pope Franciss in Thailand
Pope Francis in Japan
Pope Francis in Sweden
Pope Francis in Hungary, Slovaquia
Pope Francis in America
Pope Francis in the WYD in Poland 2016
Passions
Querida Amazonia
Resurrection of Jesus Christ –according to the Gospels
Russian Revolution and Communismo 3 civil war 1918.1921
Russian Revolution and Communism 1
Russian Revolution and Communismo 2
Saint Agatha, virgin and martyr
Saint Albert the Great
Saint Anthony of Padua
Saint Francis de Sales
Saint Francis of Assisi
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Saint James, apostle
Saint John N. Neumann, bishop of Philadelphia
Saint Joseph
Saint Maria Goretti
Saint Mark, evangelist
Saint Martin of Tours
Saint Maximilian Kolbe
Saint Mother Theresa of Calcutta
Saint Jean Baptiste MarieaVianney, Curé of Ars
Saint John N. Neumann, bishop of Philadelphia
Saint John of the Cross
Saint Patrick and Ireland
Saints Zachary and Elizabeth, parents of John Baptis
Signs of hope
Sunday – day of the Lord
Thanksgiving – History and Customs
The Body, the cult – (Eucharist)
The Chursh, Mother and Teacher
Valentine
Vocation to Beatitude
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Way of the Cross – drawings for children
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61. LISTA DE PRESENTACIONES EN ESPAÑOL
Revisado 13-3-2022
Abuelos
Adviento y Navidad, tiempo de esperanza
Amor y Matrimonio 1 - 9
Amoris Laetitia – ch 1 – A la luz de la Palabre
Amoris Laetitia – ch 2 – Realidad y Desafíos de las Familias
Amoris Laetitia – ch 3 La mirada puesta en Jesús: Vocación de la Familia
Amoris Laetitia – ch 4 - El Amor en el Matrimonio
Amoris Laetitia – ch 5 – Amor que se vuelve fecundo
Amoris Laetitia – ch 6 – Algunas Perspectivas Pastorales
Amoris Laetitia – ch 7 – Fortalecer la educacion de los hijos
Amoris Laetitia – ch 8 – Acompañar, discernir e integrar la fragilidad
Amoris Laetitia – ch 9 – Espiritualidad Matrimonial y Familiar
Carnaval
Conciencia
Cristo Vive
Dia de todos los difuntos
Domingo – día del Señor
El camino de la cruz de JC en dibujos para niños
El Cuerpo, el culto – (eucarisía)
Espíritu Santo
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 1 – iglesia y familia hoy
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 2 - el plan de Dios para la familia
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 1 – familia como comunidad
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 2 – servicio a la vida y educación
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 3 – misión de la familia en la sociedad
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 4 - participación de la familia en la iglesia
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 4 Pastoral familiar
Fátima – Historia de las Apariciones de la Virgen
Feria de Sevilla
Haurietis aquas – el culto al Sagrado Corazón
Hermandades y cofradías
Hispanidad
La Iglesia, Madre y Maestra
La Comunidad Humana
La Vida en Cristo
Laudato si 1 – cuidado del hogar común
Laudato si 2 – evangelio de creación
Laudato si 3 – La raíz de la crisis ecológica
Laudato si 4 – ecología integral
Laudato si 5 – líneas de acción
Laudato si 6 – Educación y Espiritualidad Ecológica
Ley Moral
Libertad
Lumen Fidei – cap 1,2,3,4
Madre Teresa de Calcuta – Santa
María y la Biblia
Martires de Nor America y Canada
Medjugore peregrinación
Misericordiae Vultus en Español
Moralidad de actos humanos
Pasiones
Papa Francisco en Bulgaria
Papa Francisco en Rumania
Papa Francisco en Marruecos
Papa Francisco en México
Papa Francisco – mensaje para la Jornada Mundial Juventud 2016
Papa Francisco – visita a Chile
Papa Francisco – visita a Perú
Papa Francisco en Colombia 1 + 2
Papa Francisco en Cuba
Papa Francisco en Fátima
Papa Francisco en la JMJ 2016 – Polonia
Papa Francisco en Hugaría e Eslovaquia
Queridas Amazoznia 1,2,3,4
Resurrección de Jesucristo – según los Evangelios
Revolución Rusa y Comunismo 1, 2, 3
Santa Agata, virgen y martir
San Alberto Magno
San Antonio de Padua
San Francisco de Asis 1,2,3,4
San Francisco de Sales
Santa Maria Goretti
San Marco, evangelista
San Ignacio de Loyola
San José, obrero, marido, padre
San Juan Ma Vianney, Curé de’Ars
San Juan de la Cruz
San Juan N. Neumann, obispo de Philadelphia
San Martin de Tours
San Maximiliano Kolbe
Santa Teresa de Calcuta
San Padre Pio de Pietralcina
San Patricio e Irlanda
Santiago Apóstol
Santos Zacarias e Isabel, padres de Juan Bautista
Semana santa – Vistas de las últimas horas de JC
Vacaciones Cristianas
Valentín
Vida en Cristo
Virgen de Guadalupe
Virtud
Vocación a la bienaventuranza
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Vocación a evangelizar
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