{"id":113987,"date":"2025-04-21T10:04:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T10:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/04\/21\/wetangula-mourns-pope-francis-as-a-beacon-of-humility-compassion-and-social-justice\/"},"modified":"2025-04-21T10:04:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T10:04:19","slug":"wetangula-mourns-pope-francis-as-a-beacon-of-humility-compassion-and-social-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wetangula-mourns-pope-francis-as-a-beacon-of-humility-compassion-and-social-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Wetangula mourns Pope Francis as \u2018a beacon of humility, compassion, and social justice\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 21 \u2013 National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has paid tribute to Pope Francis, describing him as \u201ca beacon of humility, compassion, and social justice\u201d who touched lives across the world through his devotion to God and humanity.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a note following the Pope\u2019s death on Monday, Wetangula hailed Pope Francis for his unwavering advocacy for the poor, his tireless pursuit of peace, and his enduring call for unity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough his words and actions, he embodied Christ\u2019s teachings of love, mercy, and forgiveness, championing the dignity of every human being, regardless of race, nationality, or status,\u201d Wetangula noted.<\/p>\n<p>The 88-year-old pontiff passed away Monday morning at his residence in the Vatican.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/2025\/04\/pope-francis-is-dead\/\">Pope Francis dies a month after five-week hospitalization<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Speaker also praised the late pope\u2019s reformist leadership, saying it reinvigorated the Church\u2019s mission and brought it closer to the faithful through inclusivity, dialogue, and shared responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis leadership brought bold reforms and renewed the Church\u2019s mission of inclusivity, dialogue, and shared responsibility,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Wetangula cited Pope Francis\u2019 influential writings\u2014<em>Evangelii Gaudium<\/em> and <em>Fratelli Tutti<\/em>\u2014as enduring guides that continue to challenge believers to be instruments of peace and fraternity.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/2025\/04\/ruto-mourns-pope-francis-hails-his-commitment-to-inclusivity-and-justice\/\">Ruto mourns Pope Francis, hails his commitment to inclusivity and justice<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>He also highlighted the pope\u2019s devotion to Marian spirituality and the Eucharist, which he said deepened the faith of millions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPope Francis reminded us that the Church must be a \u2018field hospital\u2019\u2014a place of healing, hope, and compassion. His life of service leaves a lasting legacy that will continue to inspire generations to walk in the path of Christ,\u201d Wetangula said.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 21 \u2013 National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has paid tribute to Pope Francis, describing him as \u201ca beacon of humility, compassion, and social justice\u201d who touched lives across the world through his devotion to God and humanity. In a note following the Pope\u2019s death on Monday, Wetangula hailed Pope Francis for his [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-113987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113987"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113987\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}