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Top aide reveals moments that melted Papa’s heart in tour

Pope Francis wound up his three-day pastoral and State visit to Kenya with a smile and lasting memories about his first touchdown on Kenyan soil and the first landing on the African soil as Pontiff.

In a detailed briefing to journalists, Fr Federico Lombardi (pictured inset), the Holy See spokesperson, who essentially speaks for the Vatican, said the Pope’s trip and talk with nearly everyone he met were “positive and interesting”.

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