US EditionPope Francis' popemobile transformed into mobile clinic for Gaza children
The converted popemobile, blessed by Pope Francis before his death, can treat around 200 Palestinian children daily, aiming to improve pediatric healthcare in Gaza.
- Unveiling on Nov 25, Caritas transformed a former popemobile into a mobile paediatric clinic in Bethlehem, blessed by Pope Francis and donated by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas donated the Mitsubishi pick-up used by Pope Francis, while Cardinal Anders Arborelius said it "stands as a testimony that the world has not forgotten the children of Gaza."
- The vehicle's rear platform was enclosed and converted into a children's treatment area, with Peter Brune, Caritas Sweden Secretary-General, stating it can treat around 200 children a day, while Alistair Dutton, Caritas Secretary-General, called it a serious healthcare contribution for Gaza's children.
- Access remains uncertain as it is unclear when the vehicle will enter Gaza despite a ceasefire; UNICEF reported on Nov 21 that at least 67 children died and Father Ibrahim Faltas said the clinic is ready.
- Caritas leaders said they aim to move the clinic into Gaza `as soon as we possibly can`, while Pope Francis called Gaza's humanitarian situation 'shameful', underscoring the project's urgency.
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On a Swedish initiative, the Pope's car is now becoming a mobile children's clinic in Gaza. At a ceremony in Bethlehem, the converted Popemobile was inaugurated, which is intended as a symbolically important contribution to alleviating the need in Gaza. - It is a symbol of hope, says Cardinal Anders Arborelius.
Pope Francis's Popemobile transformed into mobile clinic for Gaza children
A former "Popemobile" used by Pope Francis during his 2014 tour of the Holy Land has been transformed into a mobile health clinic for Gaza's children, but Israeli authorities are yet to give permission for it to enter the war-ravaged strip.
Children are not numbers. Children are faces, names and stories. And each one is important. The words of the late Pope Francis were summed up in Bethlehem by a Swedish cardinal. Francis had a special wish for his popemobile. He wanted it to be converted into a mobile clinic intended for the care of children in the devastated Gaza. It is equipped with medical equipment, diagnostics, oxygen, vaccines and medicines. After the blessing of the Church…
Bethlehem, Palestinian Territories. Pope Francis's mobile used in his visit to Bethlehem in 2014 was presented on Tuesday after being adapted as an itinerant clinic for the children of Gaza. The vehicle still retains the unmistakable appearance of a papamobile, but now, instead of transporting the leader of the 1.4 billion Catholics in the world, it was renamed the “vehicle of hope” to serve the children of Gaza, fulfilling the wishes of the lat…
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InquirerPopemobile transformed into Gaza mobile children's clinic
BETHLEHEM: The popemobile used by the late Pope Francis during his 2014 visit to Bethlehem re-emerged on Tuesday (Nov 25) as a mobile children's clinic that will be deployed in Gaza, in line with the late
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