Pope blesses 'begging statue' to help Vincentians build homes
Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz says it is a call to action to build houses for the homeless
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Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz says it is a call to action to build houses for the homeless
Pope Francis blessed the statue, titled Sheltering, as Schmalz looked on Nov. 9 with about 60 representatives of the Vincentian religious orders and lay
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A dove in flight lays a blanket over a homeless person in a new sculpture by Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz. Pope Francis blessed the statue, titled Sheltering, as Schmalz looked on Nov. 9 with about 60 representatives of the Vincentian religious orders and lay communities that are using the statue in conjunction with a project to build houses for some 10,000 people in the more than 160 countries where the Vincentian Fathers, the Daughters of Charity and their collaborato
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