Soccer photo from war-torn DR Congo wins Vatican contest
June 17, 2025
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CWN Editor's Note: The Dicastery for Culture and Education has announced that a photograph of children playing soccer in Goma, a city in war-torn North Kiviu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has won its youth sports photo contest.
Agha Isaac Burjiwa entitled his photo “Bloom—Where the War Fails.”
“The joy of these children turns into hope,” said Burjiwa. “Through their simple gestures, these children remind us that, in the midst of chaos, something still grows: an invisible, but very real light. Where war fails, childhood blossoms in peace, unity and humanity.”
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