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Pope Francis's Popemobile to Be Converted into Clinic for Gaza Children
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Pope Francis has donated one of his popemobiles to be converted into a mobile health clinic for Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip. The vehicle was originally used by Pope Francis during a 2014 visit to Bethlehem.
This vehicle represents the love, care and closeness shown by His Holiness for the most vulnerable, which he expressed throughout the crisis.
We call it a vehicle of hope because it conveys a message to the children of Gaza that peace is possible, there will be peace, you will have a future and the world has not forgotten about you. And then there's the very practical dimension in that it will actually deliver medical aid to affected children.
It's a message that the world has not forgotten about the children in Gaza.
Since 2 March, no aid has been let into Gaza at all. It's horrible. A few months ago, when it was cold, children were freezing to death. Now they're starving to death.
We got a letter from the pope saying, 'Yes I'm glad to say that I fully endorse this idea'.
This is a concrete, life-saving intervention at a time when the health system in Gaza has almost completely collapsed.
Since the war broke out, 3% of the Christians in Gaza have been killed.
With the vehicle, we will be able to reach children who today have no access to healthcare – children who are injured and malnourished.
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sources
- 1.The Washington Post
- 2.The Guardian
- 3.Daily Sabah
- 4.CNA News
- 5.France 24
- 6.CNN
- 7.Agence France-Presse
- 8.Vatican Media
perspectives
countries
- 1.Congo
- 2.Israel
- 3.Palestine, State of
- 4.Russian Federation
- 5.Sweden
- 6.Ukraine
- 7.Holy See (Vatican City State)
organizations
- 1.Caritas
- 2.Holy Family Church
- 3.Catholic Church
- 4.Hamas
- 5.Mitsubishi
- 6.United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund