Dancing with the Stars, Liturgy Edition

A girl dances at the Bangui Stadium where Pope Francis leads a mass on November 30, 2015 as part of a papal visit to Africa. Pope Francis arrived as "a pilgrim of peace" in conflict-ridden Central African Republic on November 29, flying in from Uganda on what will be the most dangerous destination of his three-nation Africa tour. AFP PHOTO / GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP / GIUSEPPE CACACE (Photo credit should read GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images)

Deacon Greg Kandra - published on 12/01/15

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Check out these highlights, via Rome Reports, from the pope’s final Mass in Africa,at the Barthelemy Boganda Stadium in Bangui, CAR.

It kicks off with a deacon receiving the Book of the Gospels—and the celebratory atmosphere never lets up.

This is our faith. Further proof, if any were needed, that we are Easter people!

Photo: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images

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