
Popemobile to become health clinic for Gaza children
created: May 5, 2025, 11:13 a.m. | updated: May 7, 2025, 5:26 a.m.
Popemobile to become health clinic for Gaza children2 days ago Share Save Tiffany Wertheimer BBC News Share SaveCaritas Jerusalem The vehicle is being refitted and will be ready for when the humanitarian corridor is reopened into Gaza, Caritas Jerusalem saidOne of Francis' popemobiles, which the late pontiff used to greet thousands of people, will be turned into a mobile health clinic to help the children of Gaza.
The Vatican said it was the pope's "final wish for the children of Gaza" before he died last month.
The vehicle is currently in Bethlehem, and will enter Gaza if and when Israel opens a humanitarian corridor.
"It's not just a vehicle, it's a message that the world has not forgotten about the children in Gaza," he said.
Getty Images The popemobile that Francis used during his visit to Bethlehem in 2014 is being repurposed into a mobile health clinic
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