Overview

• Pope Francis ordered the conversion of his 2014 Bethlehem popemobile into a mobile children’s clinic before his death on April 21, 2025.
• Caritas Jerusalem is preparing the vehicle with diagnostic kits, vaccines, oxygen, and other medical supplies to address the needs of wounded and malnourished children in Gaza.
• The clinic will be managed by a team of doctors and is intended to launch once the currently suspended humanitarian corridor to Gaza is reopened.
• In his final Easter message, Pope Francis denounced the severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza and called for a ceasefire, hostage release, and expanded humanitarian aid.
• Israeli military operations in Gaza have escalated since March 18, with the security cabinet approving a plan to conquer the enclave and displace its population.