Nairobi, 07 May, 2025 / 8:15 pm (ACI Africa).
The late Pope Francis manifested selflessness in his 12-year Pontificate, the Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya has said.
In a May 1 interview with Sr. Olga Massango of the Pious Society of the Daughters of St. Paul (FSP/Pauline Sisters/Daughters of St. Paul), Archbishop Hubertus Van Megen eulogized the late 266th Pontiff as a servant, who availed himself to the people of God and the world unreservedly.
“I think even the way he died, this man, Pope Francis, gave himself completely to the world; he gave himself completely to the Church, until there was nothing more to give. That is the vocation of all of us: to do that same thing, to leave everything behind, to be of service,” Archbishop Van Megen said.
He decried the tendency to undermine selfless service, saying, “we forget about it; even within the Church, many times we would rather be served than serve.”
Archbishop Van Megen called upon the people of God to emulate the late Pope Francis’ selflessness and commit themselves to serving humanity with compassion, “especially those who are not served by anyone.”
