“'Angels Unawares'” in America: a clarion call to view migration from a Christian perspective -- A replica of Timothy Schmalz’s sculpture dedicated to migrants throughout the centuries is currently on show at Boston College, before making its way around the United States."

"The 140 raft-borne men, women and children from different times in history, different religions and different homelands - sculpted by Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz - are a stark reminder of the reality of so many of our brothers and sisters on the move.

At a time in which many other rafts, rubber dinghies and old boats don’t even complete their journey, resulting in innumerable tragic deaths at sea, that bronze raft is afloat and will be crossing the United States for the year to come, awakening awareness and empathy in those who come across it, and helping us all look at immigration in a more Christian way..."

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