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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Ria Pathak

Pope Francis' $500,000 Popemobile Won't Sit in a Museum or Go to Pope Leo XIV — It Has a New Purpose Now

Rather than collecting dust in a museum or being handed down to Pope Leo XIV or other future pontiff, Pope Francis' $500,000 Popemobile is set for a very different journey — one that honours the late Pope's enduring concern for the most vulnerable.

The custom-built vehicle, which Francis used during his 2014 visit to Bethlehem, will be converted into a mobile health clinic. Its destination: Gaza, where children continue to suffer amid one of the world's most devastating humanitarian crises.

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