How a homeless man’s likeness ended up on display at the Vatican

Burkhard Scheffler, second from right, is portrayed as St. Peter in a painting by German artist Michael Triegel - (AP)

In 2018, German artist Michael Triegel asked a homeless man in Rome to pose for a drawing.

Seven years on, the man’s likeness has gone on display in the Vatican, a reunion of sorts that came about by improbable chance.