Uncovering the Symbolism and Significance of the Popemobile

The popemobile Francis will use on this trip is much like another he used in Ecuador earlier this year -- a specially-built Jeep Wrangler -- open and unarmored. “Twice he drove through cheering multitudes in the high, partly open special vehicle that the Irish press has inevitably christened the ... His Holiness Pope Francis received as a gift from the CBCJ, a hydrogen-powered Toyota Mirai adapted for his mobility needs. Eight popes have had their own set of holy wheels since Pope Pius XI got a stretch 460 Nurburg edition Mercedes-Benz in 1930. The Vatican on Friday confirmed that Pope Francis will be ferried about in a Jeep Wrangler similar to the one used in Ecuador in July. Fiat ... During the last 45 years, the pope has used “popemobiles” based on the Mercedes-Benz G-Class. Pope Francis is shown the new popemobile ... After nearly a century of gas-powered Popemobiles, the Pope turns to electric with a bespoke Mercedes-Benz G-Class. ... Pope Francis is making ... Pope Francis was given a 1984 Renault with 186000 miles and he drives it at St. Peter's Square. The white open-air jeep Blessed John Paul II was riding in when he was shot May 13, 1981, was taken out of storage and put on display in the Vatican Museums' ... On this Episode of the Catholic Talk Show, the guys talk about the history of papal transportation, from the horse-drawn carriages and trains to custom-made ...