World / Pope Leo XIV has echoed his predecessor’s urgent call for an end to the assault that has killed more than 52,000 Palestinians. John Nichols Pope Leo XIV used a portion of his first Sunday blessing from the loggia of St.

It's unclear when the vehicle would be on the ground in Gaza, as Israel blocked humanitarian aid from entering Gaza beginning on March 2, 2025.

Pope Francis repeatedly called for an end to the war in the Gaza Strip, including during an Easter Sunday address delivered the day before he died. But numerous social media posts claiming to show footage of his final speech are mistaken;

Before he died, Pope Francis donated one of his popemobiles to be converted into a mobile health unit to serve the children of Gaza, officials said Monday.The Jerusalem and Sweden branches of the Vatican’s Caritas charitable federation released photos of the repurposed vehicle on Monday.

The pope-mobile that carried Pope Francis on his 2014 tour of Bethlehem will be converted into a "mobile health station" for children in Gaza.

Pope Francis' popemobile is now a mobile health unit for Gaza’s children, delivering urgent medical aid and embodying his legacy of compassion and unity.

Before his death, Pope Francis donated one of his popemobiles to be converted into a mobile clinic to assist the children of Gaza.

One of Pope Francis’s final wishes was for his popemobile to be sent to Gaza - Francis used to call the Holy Family Church in Gaza on an almost daily basis for much of the war

The vehicle, which Francis used during a 2014 visit to the West Bank, will be turned into a health clinic on wheels designed to treat Palestinian children.

Pope Francis donated one of his popemobiles to be used as a mobile health unit to serve the children of Gaza before he died, officials have confirmed The Jerusalem and Sweden branches of the Vatican’s Caritas charitable federation published the photos of the repurposed vehicle on Monday.

Pope Francis’ popemobile is being converted into a health clinic on wheels for children in Gaza, fulfilling the late pontiff’s final wishes. The Catholic charity Caritas Jerusalem, which was gifted the vehicle after Francis’ visit to the West Bank in 2014,

Amid global conflicts, the new pope will need to forge new bonds. Experts say he has the background and the skills that will demonstrate that he's up to the task.