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        "rendered": "<p>The Holy Father is wrapping up his papal trip to the African continent after visiting multiple countries there.<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV said Mass and visited with several communities including incarcerated prisoners during his first full day in Equatorial Guinea on April 22.<\/p>\n<p>The itinerary represented the last full day the Holy Father will spend in Africa during the papal trip, which commenced on April 13 and has seen the pope visit Algiers, Cameroon, and Angola before finishing in the small coastal nation.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u02bcs a look at some of Pope Leo XIV\u02bcs activities in Equatorial Guinea on April 22:<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV stands with airline staff en route to Mengomey\u00e9n, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV is greeted upon his arrival at Mengomey\u00e9n, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV is given a formal greeting upon his arrival at Mengomey\u00e9n, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV is greeted by Catholics at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Mengomey\u00e9n, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>Colorful smoke drifts above Pope Leo XIV at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Mengomey\u00e9n, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV stands beneath a balloon formation of a rosary at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Mengomey\u00e9n, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV processes during Mass at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Mengomey\u00e9n, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV presides over Mass at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Mengomey\u00e9n, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV incenses the altar during Mass at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Mengomey\u00e9n, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV elevates the chalice during Mass at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Mengomey\u00e9n, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV speaks during Mass at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Mengomey\u00e9n, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV greets Catholics during Mass at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Mengomey\u00e9n, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV greets Catholics during Mass at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Mengomey\u00e9n, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV unveils a plaque at the Pope Francis Technology School in Mengomey\u00e9n, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV blesses the Pope Francis Technology School in Mengomey\u00e9n, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV is greeted upon his arrival in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV prays at a monument to those who died in the 2021 explosions at Bata, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV prays at the Cathedral of St. James and Our Lady of the Pillar in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV addresses prisoners at Bata Prison, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV speaks to prisoners at Bata Prison, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>A prison inmate in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, kisses the hand of Pope Leo XIV on April 22, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV greets a crowd under umbrellas during a meeting with families at Bata Stadium in Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd at a meeting with families at Bata Stadium in Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>A crowd of families assembles during a meeting with Pope Leo XIV at Bata Stadium in Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>Dancers put on a show for Pope Leo XIV during a meeting with families at Bata Stadium in Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV receives a gift from a woman while meeting with families at Bata Stadium in Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV speaks while meeting with families at Bata Stadium in Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media<\/p>\n<p>Follow the Live Updates of Pope Leo\u2019s Trip in Africa available at EWTN News.<\/p>\n<p>This article was originally published on EWTN News in English.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ewtnvatican.com\/articles\/photos-pope-leo-xiv-visits-prisoners-meets-with-families-says-mass-in-equatorial-guinea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/ewtnvatican.com\/articles\/photos-pope-leo-xiv-visits-prisoners-meets-with-families-says-mass-in-equatorial-guinea<\/a><\/em><\/p>",
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