Angels Unawares #catholicchurch #vaticano

Statues dating back as early as the 13th-century fill and surround Saint Peter's Square in Vatican City. Among the crowd is one piece much younger than the rest. In 2019, Angels Unawares, was the first statue added to the square in over 350 years. The 20-foot bronze statue depicts a life-sized group of 140 migrants and refugees. In Angels Unawares, the crowd huddles on a boat, surrounding a pair of angel wings. The group represents many migrant and refugee stories—from a young Irish boy fleeing