In the Don Camillo books, Guareschi created a fictional small town with a communist mayor pitted against the titular parish priest. By Msgr. Richard Antall, Angelus News
Igor Babailov, who was commissioned to paint the official portrait of Pope Benedict XVI in 2006 and officially completed it in 2007, is seen standing in front of his artwork in an undated photo. Read more from OSV News (OSV News photo/courtesy Igor Babailov)