"Be Welcoming," a bronze sculpture of a traveler by Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz, is seen in St. Peter's Square at the ...

The Vatican’s famous Apollo Belvedere—a marble statue of the Greek god of archery, music and dance—is finally back on public display after a five-year restoration. The seven-foot-tall statue ...

Battcher said he was at the Vatican in November 2022, just feet away, when Pope Francis blessed the original “Sheltering” statue. “When I was there, I said, 'There’s got to be a way with ...

A new Vatican-commissioned sculpture by Canadian artist Timothy P. Schmalz titled “Be Welcoming” was installed in St. Peter’s Square on Tuesday in the hopes of inspiring people to open their ...