Francis' 'pope-mobile' being converted into Gaza mobile clinic

04.05.2025    Fox News    6 views
Francis' 'pope-mobile' being converted into Gaza mobile clinic

The Vatican validated that Pope Francis pope-mobile a van outfitted to protect the pontiff during his trip to the birthplace of Jesus Christ is being converted into a mobile children's clinic in Gaza according to the Holy Father s dying wish The Catholic non-profit organization Caritas Jerusalem made the announcement on Sunday In a press release the non-profit announced that Francis directed the humanitarian organization in his final months to turn his pope-mobile into a mobile medical station for the children in Gaza The purpose of the initiative is to safeguard and uphold children s fundamental rights and dignity Caritas Jerusalem wrote releasing the first photos of the converted pope-mobile TRUMP POSTS AI IMAGE OF HIMSELF AS POPE AMID VATICAN'S SEARCH FOR NEW PONTIFFPeter Brune Secretary General of Caritas Sweden which is supporting the initiative commented the conveyance will be able to reach children who at present have no access to healthcare children who are injured and malnourished This is concrete life-saving intervention at a time when the robustness system in Gaza has almost entirely collapsed Brune reported in a announcement It s not just a van it s a message that the world has not forgotten about the children in Gaza The bus represents the love care and closeness shown by His Holiness for the majority of vulnerable which he expressed throughout the dilemma Secretary General of Caritas Jerusalem Anton Asfar stated in a message Swedish Cardinal Anders Arborelius a contender to become the next pope after Francis' passing on April also proven the repurposing of the pope-mobile to the New York Times The papamobile is a very concrete sign that Pope Francis is concerned with all the suffering of children in Gaza even after his death Arborelius wrote to the Times The same Catholic charity structure handling the pope-mobile project notably slammed the Trump administration's cuts to the United States Agency for International Rise USAID in February Stopping USAID abruptly will kill millions of people and condemn hundreds of millions more to lives of dehumanizing poverty Caritas Internationalis Secretary General Alistair Dutton explained at the time This is an inhumane affront to people s God-given human dignity that will cause immense suffering Killing USAID also presents massive challenges for all of us in the global humanitarian area who will have to altogether reassess whom we can continue to serve and how The State Department has integrated the remaining functions of USAID as the department undergoes a massive restructuring TRUMP JOKES THAT HE'D LIKE TO BE POPE 'NUMBER CHOICE' THEN NAMES A REAL CONTENDERFrancis approved the pope-mobile project in November the Times broadcasted The Catholic Church was gifted a new all-electric pope-mobile based on the Mercedes-Benz G-Class an SUV in December according to USA In the current era Vatican News the official news source of the Vatican also picked up the announcement The motorcycle will be staffed by a driver and anatomical doctors and is at the moment being fitted with equipment for evaluation examination and healing including rapid tests for infections suture kits syringes and needles oxygen supply vaccines and a refrigerator for medicines according to the non-profit The humanitarian situation in Gaza is increasingly critical especially for the nearly one million displaced children Caritas Jerusalem wrote When access to food water and healthcare is cut off children are often the first and hardest hit Starvation infection and other preventable conditions put their lives at liability Before his passing Francis made his pope-mobile available to Caritas Jerusalem which is now turning it into a mobile vitality unit for children according to the nonprofit When the humanitarian corridor to Gaza reopens it will be ready to give primary healthcare to children in Gaza Francis had repeatedly called for a cease-fire in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war which began on Oct when Hamas terrorists killed more than people in Israel and took hundreds more into Gaza as hostages The late pontiff has increasingly condemned the Israeli military's response and the deaths of Palestinian children In his final Easter address before his passing Francis commented the humanitarian situation was dramatic and deplorable CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP I express my closeness to the sufferings of all the Israeli people and the Palestinian people he reported in a message read aloud by an aide according to Reuters I appeal to the warring parties call a ceasefire release the hostages and come to the aid of a starving people that aspires to a future of peace

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