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Memorial to the unborn inspires Pope Francis in Rome

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October 22, 2015 (LifeSiteNews) – Awareness of a five-year-old work of art created to commemorate the unborn and offer hope for redemption to post-abortive mothers continues to grow and touch hearts.

The artist behind the piece, Slovakian sculptor Martin Hudacek, was able to present a replica of his Memorial for Unborn Children to Pope Francis during a recent Wednesday audience in Rome.

The sculpture portrays a mother in tremendous sorrow, mourning her abortion, her face buried in her hands. She is approached by another figure, her aborted child, as an adolescent. Her child comes to her in a remarkably touching and healing way, placing a hand on her head, emanating forgiveness.

The work has garnered praise for its effective depiction of post-abortion suffering, communicated sensitively, and the significant emotion it elicits continues to draw attention.

"The inspiration is from the Holy Spirit," Hudacek told LifeSiteNews while in Rome to meet the Holy Father.

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