Pope Francis’ popemobile gets new life after his death, as Gaza medical vehicle
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The vehicle is being fitted with emergency medical equipment to help treat juvenile patients living in Gaza, where the majority of the health infrastructure has been destroyed.
A popemobile used by Pope Francis during a trip to Bethlehem in 2014 and throughout his life will be converted into a medical vehicle to help treat children in the Gaza Strip — an initiative he approved in the months leading up to his death.
The late pontiff rode around the West Bank in the uniquely designed car while visiting the birthplace of Jesus, which is located about 10 kilometres south of Jerusalem, over a decade ago. He was also seen greeting crowds in Vatican City from the vehicle the day before he died on April 21.
The vehicle is being fitted with emergency medical equipment to help treat juvenile patients living in Gaza, where the majority of the health infrastructure has been destroyed.
Pope Francis entrusted the initiative to the Catholic aid organization Caritas Jerusalem, Vatican News said.
Peter Brune, Secretary General of Caritas Sweden, which is supporting the project, told Vatican News that the project is “a concrete, life-saving intervention at a time when the health system in Gaza has almost completely collapsed.”
“It’s not just a vehicle,” Brune said. “It’s a message that the world has not forgotten about the children in Gaza.”
Cardinal Arborelius from Sweden, who is in contention to be the next Pope, reportedly approached Francis with the idea to convert the vehicle.
The mobile clinic will serve a small number of patients in the war-torn enclave, but reflects the late pope’s longstanding efforts to provide support to the region’s most vulnerable civilians, according to the New York Times.
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