Ontario artist, previously commissioned by Pope Francis, making sculpture of Pope Leo XIV
Timothy Schmalz working on a Pope Leo XIV sculpture at his studio in Elmira, Ont. on May 9, 2025. (Ashley Bacon/CTV News)
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