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  "path": "/2026/04/28/pope-leos-visit-shines-light-on-possible-futures-for-africa/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-28T22:02:24.000Z",
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  "textContent": "(RNS) — I hope I am wrong, but I think that the church in Africa will look very much like the church in the West by the end of this century.",
  "title": "Pope Leo’s Africa visit raises the question: Is the continent really the church’s future?"
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