(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 11.08.2022).- On November 9th, moments before his usual Wednesday general audience catechesis, Pope Francis will bless a new sculpture in St. Peter’s Square that highlights the plight of the homeless.
“Sheltering” is a life-size bronze sculpture showing the figure of a homeless person being covered by a blanket pulled over them by a dove in flight. This image of “Sheltering” will be unveiled days before the 6th World Day of the Poor, to be celebrated next Sunday, November 13.
The sculpture is the work of the Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz, who already has an established track record in religious statues around the world. His work “Angels Unawares”, about migrants and refugees, was installed in St. Peter’s Square in 2019, when it was also blessed by the Holy Father.