egreteria di Stato
Email: segreteria.di.stato@segstat.va
Subject: Greetings and Prayerful Wishes to His Holiness, Pope Leo XIV
Date: 15 May 2025
Your Holiness, Blessed Pope Leo XIV,
I humbly bow before your esteemed presence and offer my heartfelt greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Allow me to introduce myself with reverence and love. I am Dr. K.M. George from Kerala, India, a lifelong member of the Indian Orthodox Church, and a former international development professional. Over the last four decades, I have served humanity through various global missions and organizations, including:
FAO (Afghanistan) as Team Leader
IFAD (North Korea) as Mission Member
ADB (Papua New Guinea) as Advisor
UN WOMEN (Rwanda and South Sudan) as Gender Expert
Throughout this journey, I have had the blessed opportunity to engage with over 15,300 villages and directly interact with more than 156,000 poor and voiceless individuals—particularly women—seeking to empower them through grassroots-level development and justice.
In India, I have worked with Bombay University and had the privilege to serve as an economist under the legendary Dr. Verghese Kurien, India’s Milkman, and visionary of the White Revolution. I also served with two of India’s premier development banks, each with nearly 9,000 branches.
Currently, I serve as Secretary-General of two committed think tanks—Global Millets Foundation and Sustainable Development Forum. Over the last 25 years, we have organized 172 thematic awareness seminars, reaching over 21,000 participants with the message of sustainable, inclusive development.
Our motto aligns deeply with the spirit of your saintly predecessor, the late and most admired His Holiness Pope Francis, whose model of service continues to inspire us:
“Goodwill to all, and malice to none.”
Our humble credo is:
“To know and proclaim—not to argue and win.”
Holy Father, I write to extend my warmest congratulations and earnest prayers upon your elevation to the Apostolic Throne. May God bless you with the divine wisdom, strength, dexterity, and vision to lead the Holy Church and humanity at large toward truth, justice, mercy, and the Kingdom of God.
Let us never forget the essence of our faith: the Eucharist, which calls us to spiritual circumcision of heart and soul. May we all be born again in Christ and work together as co-gardeners in God’s vineyard, building His Kingdom on earth.
Your Holiness, may you be the true “salt of the earth”, guiding us all with prudence and compassion. May you walk hand in hand with the legacy of the great soul of Pope Francis—may his soul rest in the bosom of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the heavenly Jerusalem.
With profound reverence, I spiritually kiss your holy ring and assure you of my continued prayers for your Pontificate.
Most sincerely and reverently,
Dr. K.M. George
Secretary-General,
Global Millets Foundation & Sustainable Development Forum
Kerala, India
15 May 2025
Comments form a few very senior people from Other Churches
A heartfelt and inspiring letter by you full of humility, faith, and wisdom. Your lifelong service and deep spiritual conviction shine through every line. A beautiful message to the new Pope.
( PA Abraham –A senior Martoma Church Leader and senior Citizen—From Tiruvalla)
Sar, ref to your letter to The Pope, you are a lighthouse to the world, who can show, teach and inspire millions.. ഒരായിരം പ്രണാമം.. 🙏🙏🙏. ( Mr MP Raju –a senior Citizen form Goa—formerly senior Indian Navy official)
Beautifully congratulated and advised. You should have continued your theological studies! We missed a great theologian. ( Head of the Indian Orthodox Church HB Baselios Jospeh Catholicose—Kerala)