Timothy Schmalz is a world renowned artist. In 2013 he created the “Homeless Jesus”; numerous editions  of this work have been installed in some of  the most historically  significant Christian  sites      in the world, including  the  entrance to Capernaum  on the Sea of Galilee  and   the Vatican. In 2019. his epic sculpture  “Angels Unawares” was  installed  in Saint Peter’s Square. Pope Francis stated that  he  installed  the  20  foot  bronze sculpture in the center of the Catholic world for it to become a reminder of the Evangelical  challenge  of  hospitality.