(14 Mar 2013)
1. Various interiors of Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family, congregation
2. Wide shot of Father Simon Nganga reading his sermon at mass
3. Various of congregation in prayer
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) vox pop, Margaret Wanjuiru, Catholic worshipper:
"We have been waiting for this. We felt that maybe we did not have a leader, now we have a leader and I glorify the Lord for that. I was so happy, I said it is good news for Kenya, we have a new president, now we have a new pope so I was excited and I said hallelujah and all glory to Jesus."
5. Various of Father Nganga administering Communion
6. Wide of Father Nganga during prayer
7. Wide of congregation during prayer
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Father Simon Nganga, Priest at Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family:
"You cannot predict that, but I think the Holy Spirit hovers where he wants. For us, it is only to accept and we are always guided by the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit works for the good of the church and for the common good and for the greater glory of God. Therefore we can say we are happy. For the time being, that is our pope and we accept him whichever the age."
9. Wide interior of Basilica
10. Wide of congregation outside Basilica after service
STORYLINE:
Kenyan Catholics reacted favourably on Thursday to the appointment of the new Pope Francis, as they attended a mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Holy Family in Nairobi.
"It is good news for Kenya, we have a new president, now we have a new pope," said Catholic worshipper Margaret Wanjuiru.
There was speculation that the new Pope might be from Africa, where the number of Catholics grew from 55 (m) million to 146 (m) million between 1978 and 2007.
In 2009, Pope Benedict called Africa "an immense spiritual lung" for humanity.
During his papacy, Benedict showed a special regard for continent, appointing a higher percentage of Africans as cardinals than his predecessors.
Ghana's Cardinal Peter Turkson, appointed to the role in 2003 by Pope John Paul II, was widely viewed as the top African contender for pope.
But on Thursday Cardinal Bergoglio - who has taken the name Pope Francis - became the first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium.
"I think the Holy Spirit hovers where he wants," said Father Simon Nganga.
"For us, it is only to accept," he added.


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