The final match of Rome's Clericus Cup, May 23, 2009, in which Redemptoris Mater —featured in the audio slideshow below — proved victorious. (Chris Helgren/Reuters)
God's midfielder
Young seminary students take their sports very seriously.
Each year seminarians show off their soccer skills in Rome's Clericus Cup:
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