Francis’s popemobile to become a mobile clinic for children in Gaza
Catholic charity says the late pontiff endorsed the idea of creating a ‘vehicle of hope’ to deliver medical aid
Just over a decade ago, the converted Mitsubishi whisked Pope Francis through the streets of Bethlehem before it was left to gather dust. Now, in keeping with one of the late pontiff’s last wishes, the popemobile is being given a second life – as a mobile health clinic for children in the Gaza Strip.