--- description: The Pope’s four-wheel-drive Panda Fiat is just one of a collection of items that the Vatican is raffling off to raise money for charity. title: Pope Francis Is Selling His Fiat Car in a Raffle for the Poor image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6f65349e6c563e73/6987698e0b72e3091d6dc015/459229018.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [faith](/tag/faith/) ## faith Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Pope Francis Is Selling His Fiat Car in a Raffle for the Poor ## Video: Pope Francis Excommunicates Mobsters During Italy Trip [Watch (HLS stream): Pope Francis Excommunicates Mobsters During Italy Trip](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/koVHSmLV.m3u8) (1:36)  _Published 2014-06-22. Pope Francis issued a strong message to members of the mafia world Sunday, by excommunicating them from the Catholic Church._  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 19, 2014 4:09 PM CUT  Pope Francis waves to the faithful as he leaves St. Peter's Square at the end of his weekly audience on Nov. 19, 2014, in Vatican City Pope Francis waves to the faithful as he leaves St. Peter's Square at the end of his weekly audience on Nov. 19, 2014, in Vatican CityFranco Origlia—Getty Images  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 19, 2014 4:09 PM CUT Pope Francis’ four-wheel-drive Panda Fiat is just one of a collection of items the Vatican is [raffling off to raise money for charity](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/19/us-pope-raffle-idUSKCN0J30YS20141119 "undefined"). Posters around the Vatican announced the raffle will also include his Homero Ortega brand hat, bicycles, and an espresso coffee machine, Reuters reports, among 13 objects and 30 unspecified “consolation prizes.” Tickets on sale at the Vatican will cost $12.50, and the winner will be announced on Jan. 8\. The Vatican announced last week that Pope Francis, who has made fighting poverty a priority, was [building bathrooms for the homeless](http://time.com/3584074/vatican-showers-rome/ "undefined") in the shadow of St. Peter’s Basilica. \[[_Reuters_](https://time.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=3594846&action=edit&message=10 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3594846/pope-francis-fiat-raffle-charity/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3594846/pope-francis-fiat-raffle-charity/"},"headline":"Pope Francis Is Selling His Fiat Car in a Raffle for the Poor","datePublished":"2014-11-19T16:09:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T11:32:38.990Z","description":"The Vatican said it is raffling off objects that the Pontiff has received as gifts","url":"https://time.com/3594846/pope-francis-fiat-raffle-charity/","keywords":["faith","Pope Francis topic","The Vatican","Charity","fiat"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6f65349e6c563e73/6987698e0b72e3091d6dc015/459229018.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Noah Rayman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/noah-rayman/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6f65349e6c563e73/6987698e0b72e3091d6dc015/459229018.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Pope Francis Attends His Weekly Audience In St Peter's Square","caption":"Pope Francis Attends His Weekly Audience In St Peter's Square","creditText":"Franco Origlia—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/faith/","name":"faith"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3594846/pope-francis-fiat-raffle-charity/","name":"Pope Francis Is Selling His Fiat Car in a Raffle for the Poor"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Pope Francis Excommunicates Mobsters During Italy Trip","description":"Pope Francis issued a strong message to members of the mafia world Sunday, by excommunicating them from the Catholic Church.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/koVHSmLV/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-06-22T18:11:41.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/koVHSmLV.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3594846/pope-francis-fiat-raffle-charity/","duration":"PT1M36S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3594846/pope-francis-fiat-raffle-charity/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```