{"id":103,"date":"2018-03-26T20:26:33","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T01:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=103"},"modified":"2023-06-27T09:52:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T14:52:40","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stthomastheapostlecatholicchurch.com\/wordpress\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;2%&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header content_max_width=&#8221;800px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.16&#8243; title_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; title_font=&#8221;Lato||||||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; content_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; content_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; 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