Popemobile

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  Interesting Features of the Popemobile

  Everyone loves to travel by car, right? That applies to the Pope, which is why he has an automobile of his own, known as 'Popemobile'!

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  Fisker Claims Custom Electric SUV Being Made For Pope Francis

  Fisker aims to replace the Toyota Mirai as the official popemobile.

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  Pope Francis to Get a Pure Electric ‘Popemobile’ from US Automaker Fisker

  Pope Francis will soon get an all-electric car featuring a solar panel roof and interiors made out of recycled ocean plastic from US automaker and Tesla competitor Fisker.

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  Pope Francis To Get First Electric Popemobile From U.S. Firm Fisker

  Fisker will convert its all-electric Ocean sport utility vehicle for use by the pope, providing a retractable glass cupola and sustainable interior materials, such as the carpets.

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  Toyota Mirai To Be The Next Official Popemobile

  Pope Francis was presented with the gift of a hydrogen-powered Toyota Mirai specially designed for his mobility. He received as a gift from the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Japan (CBCJ), and the Mirai has been for his mobility needs.

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  Pope Bumps Head, Hurts Left Eye While Riding Popemobile In Colombia

  Pope Francis lost his balance while riding in the popemobile through a crowd in Cartagena, Colombia, on Sunday, bruising his left cheekbone and eyelid, but he was not seriously hurt.

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  In Kenyan Slum, Pope Slams Rich Elite Over 'Dreadful Injustice' to Poor

  Pope Francis lashed out at wealthy minorities who hoard resources at the expense of the poor as he visited a crowded slum today in the Kenyan capital.

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  Pope Francis Visits Poor and Young in Kenya Slum on Africa Tour

  Pope Francis won a rapturous welcome today as he visited a congested Kenyan slum to convey a message of solidarity with the poor and underprivileged, a highlight of his three-nation Africa tour.

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  Pope Readies for Africa, Riskiest Trip of His Papacy

  Pope Francis heads to Africa this week for the riskiest trip of his papacy, defying danger with an open-topped popemobile and visits to a slum, refugee camp and mosque despite security fears following jihadist attacks.

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  Pope Francis and the Little Girl Who Dared

  As Francis drew nearer and nearer in his open-sided popemobile and the crowd in Washington whooped, squealed and quivered, the little girl with black pigtails spotted her chance.

• Priest hitches ride on popemobile during papal audience

  An Argentine priest hitched a ride on Pope Francis' popemobile during the pontiff's general audience in St. Peter's Square on Wednesday after the pope recognised him in the crowd.

• Pope Francis to drive his own "popemobile" inside Vatican City

  Pope Francis plans to drive around Vatican City at the wheel of a "popemobile" that is a lot like him: frugal, clad in white, and with a fair bit of mileage.

• Emotional scenes at Pope Benedict XVI's last audience

  Tens of thousands of emotional pilgrims cheered and whooped as Pope Benedict XVI rode out on St Peter's Square in his white "popemobile" on Wednesday for his final general audience before resigning.

• Pope arrives in St Peter's Square for final audience

  Pope Benedict XVI toured St Peter's Square in his popemobile one last time Wednesday at the start of an audience in front of tens of thousands of pilgrims on the eve of his historic resignation as leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics.

• Pope may get energy-saving car

  The next popemobile could be green.The Vatican says Mercedes-Benz is making a study of a hybrid, energy-saving popemobile that would replace the current Mercedes vehicle used when the pope travels abroad."It won't be ready for the September trip to Germany, but maybe at the end of the year or early next year," said Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federi...