Hugh Kinsella Cunningham

Alarmed at the dire condition of life for their congregations, the priests of Congo have attempted to broker elections with the brutal regime. Many look to them and the rituals of the Church for guidance and assurance as Congo approaches a tipping p

Waves of militia violence and grinding poverty blight the Democratic Republic of Congo as the President delays elections; in this chaos, Catholic priests have emerged as unlikely political dissidents.

Alarmed at the dire condition of life for their congregations, the priests of Congo have attempted to broker elections with the brutal regime. Many look to them and the rituals of the Church for guidance and assurance as Congo approaches a tipping point.

Hugh Kinsella Cunningham

Hugh Kinsella Cunningham is a British photographer and journalist looking at human rights, crisis and overcoming trauma. A recent grantee of the Pulitzer Centre on Crisis Reporting, his editorial and news work has been seen in The Guardian, The Sunday Times Magazine, The New York Times, BBC News, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, Al-Jazeera, The Telegraph as well as contributions to NGOs such as Save the Children UK and the breaking news wires.