{"id":113988,"date":"2025-04-21T10:04:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T10:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/04\/21\/ruto-mourns-pope-francis-hails-his-commitment-to-inclusivity-and-justice\/"},"modified":"2025-04-21T10:04:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T10:04:19","slug":"ruto-mourns-pope-francis-hails-his-commitment-to-inclusivity-and-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/ruto-mourns-pope-francis-hails-his-commitment-to-inclusivity-and-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruto mourns Pope Francis, hails his commitment to inclusivity and justice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 21 \u2013 President William Ruto has joined world leaders and millions of Christians in mourning the death of Pope Francis, calling it a \u201cbig loss to the Catholic faithful and the Christian world.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued Monday, President Ruto paid tribute to the late pontiff, praising his legacy of humility, moral leadership, and commitment to social justice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe join the Catholic Church and the global Christian community in mourning the passing of Pope Francis,\u201d Ruto said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a big loss to the Catholic faithful and the Christian world. Pope Francis will be remembered for a life dedicated to serving the Lord, the Church, and humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ruto described the pope as a global moral compass whose leadership style embodied servant leadership and compassion for the vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe exemplified servant leadership through his humility, his unwavering commitment to inclusivity and justice, and his deep compassion for the poor and the vulnerable,\u201d the President said.<\/p>\n<p>The Head of State further acknowledged Pope Francis\u2019 global impact, noting that his influence transcended religious lines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis strong ethical and moral convictions inspired millions across the world, regardless of faith or background,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Pope Francis, who died at the age of 88 at his Casa Santa Marta residence in Vatican City, had shaped a legacy defined by advocacy for the marginalized, reform within the Catholic Church, and a message of unity in a divided world.<\/p>\n<p>US Vice President JD Vance who met him on Sunday described the pontiff\u2019s appearance as frail.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just learned of the passing of Pope Francis. My heart goes out to the millions of Christians all over the world who loved him,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was happy to see him yesterday, though he was obviously very ill.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 21 \u2013 President William Ruto has joined world leaders and millions of Christians in mourning the death of Pope Francis, calling it a \u201cbig loss to the Catholic faithful and the Christian world.\u201d In a statement issued Monday, President Ruto paid tribute to the late pontiff, praising his legacy of humility, moral [&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-113988","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\/113988","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=113988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113988\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}