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Pope Francis waves as he departs Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, in a Fiat 500 after arriving for his first trip to the United States.

A short story about the long history of the Popemobile

Technology

The pope turned up at the White House Wednesday, not in the usual elaborate Popemobile, but in a more humble FIAT 500L, on loan from the Vatican’s Apostolic Nunciature in the US. The new Popemobile, a white Jeep wrangler, was wheeled out later. So how has the the Popemobile evolved over time?

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