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Pope Francis waves from the Popemobile as Vatican bodyguards walk beside him, surrounded by a large cheering crowd at the Sanctuary of Fatima in Portugal. Pope John XXIII is carried on a ceremonial chair beneath a canopy through a large crowd outside St. Peter's Basilica at the Second Vatican Council in Vatican City. Pope John Paul II in an open-air Popemobile Pope Benedict XVI rides in the Popemobile, a white Mercedes with a glass enclosure, surrounded by security personnel on a blue track at Olympiastadion in Berlin. Pope Francis stands and waves from a white popemobile surrounded by security as large crowds of people reach out and take photos during his visit to Manila. Pope Leo XIV, dressed in white papal robes, sits inside a helicopter looking out the window at a massive crowd gathered for the Jubilee of Youth prayer vigil near Rome.
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Mentioned airplanes and helicopters as papal transport and added top questions. Nov 05, 2026
Pope Francis papacy end date noted. Apr 21, 2025
Added a question and answer box. Apr 18, 2025
Media added. Mar 07, 2025
Revised media display. Feb 03, 2025
Added a cross-reference to U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Jan 28, 2025
Media added. Aug 21, 2024
Media added. Mar 29, 2024
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New article added. Mar 07, 2024
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