Pope Receives Ferrari Luce Steering Wheel — Italian Brand’s First Fully Electric Car
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Pope Receives Ferrari Luce Steering Wheel — Italian Brand’s First Fully Electric Car
Pope Leo XIV and Ferrari chairman John Elkann stand next to the brand-new Ferrari Luce, the Italian luxury sports car manufacturer’s first fully electric car, at Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy, on May 26, 2026. A delegation from the Italian luxury sports car manufacturer met Pope Leo at Castel Gandolfo on May 26.
Ferrari's stock price fell when it introduced a new car. The Luce, considered tasteless, was taken to the Pope for inspection.
Pope receives steering wheel of Ferrari Luce
Pope Leo XIV this week received as a gift the steering wheel of the Ferrari Luce, the Italian brand’s first fully electric car.Leo also had the opportunity to sit in the driver’s seat of the new vehicle, presented by Ferrari as “not only the ‘electric Ferrari,’ but an entirely new Ferrari.”In a statement, the Italian brand said the meeting with the Holy Father took place at the papal residence of Castel Gandolfo on the morning of Tuesday, May 26…
Not Even Pope Leo Can Get Excited About The Ferrari Luce
Ferrari presented Pope Leo XIV with a steering wheel from the new Luce. The Pontiff asked the Italian brand’s chairman if the Luce was its first sedan. Shares fell after the reveal, though the stock has since started to recover. Ferrari is making a big hoopla about the Luce, its first-ever electric car. However, in the days since the vehicle’s unveiling, it’s not the fact that it doesn’t sip a drop of gasoline that’s generated headlines, but rat…
Ferrari's first electric car is causing some controversy, but Pope Leo XIV decided to try the vehicle in the same way. The brand decided to take one of the examples to Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, this week, even because the leader of the Catholic Church is a well-known automotive enthusiast. Ferrari's president, John Elkann, took advantage of the same meeting to give the Pope a steering wheel of the brand.

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