Pope unveils monument and urges compassion for refugees/Pool photo by Vincenzo Pinto
Pope Francis has unveiled a statue by Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz depicting migrants of different eras packed on a boat. The ceremony on Sunday morning in St. Peter’s Square marked the 105th World Day of Migrants and Refugees. The work is called Angels Unaware. It depicts 140 migrants and refugees from various historical periods including the Virgin Mary and Joseph, Italian migrants, Jews fleeing Nazi Germany and those from war-torn countries. It was requested by the Vatican’s Office of Migrants and Refugees and funded by the Rudolph P. Bratty Family Foundation of Markham.
