A Popemobile Used by Pope Francis Will Become a Mobile Clinic in Gaza (NYT, 2025-05-04)
A Popemobile Used by Pope Francis Will Become a Mobile Clinic in Gaza (NYT, 2025-05-04)
A Popemobile Used by Pope Francis Will Become a Mobile Clinic in Gaza (NYT, 2025-05-04)
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In his last months, Pope Francis blessed an effort to transform the vehicle he used when he visited the West Bank in 2014 into a mobile health clinic to treat Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip.
The popemobile, a converted Mitsubishi, was donated by President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority for Francis’ visit. It was given to the Franciscan order afterward, and then to Caritas ...
Preparing the vehicle …including the installation of blastproof windows, will take roughly three weeks, ... Caritas Jerusalem … will soon request approval from Israeli authorities to deliver it to Gaza.
COGAT, the Israeli government agency responsible for coordinating the entry of aid into the enclave, did not respond to a request for comment about whether Israel intended to allow the passage of the popemobile.