Popemobile Popemobile A popemobile (from "pope" and "automobile") is a specially designed motor vehicle used by the Roman Catholic Pope during public appearances. It is usually considered as the successor to the antiquated "sedia gestatoria" and was designed to allow the pope to be more visible when greeting large crowds. There have been many different designs for popemobiles since Pope Paul VI first used a modified Lincoln Continental to greet crowds in New York City in 1965. Some are open air while others have bulletproof glass walls to enclose the pope (deemed necessary after the 1981 Pope John Paul II assassination
Freedom of religion in Andorra Freedom of religion in Andorra The Constitution of Andorra provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respects this right in practice. There is no state religion; however, the Constitution acknowledges a special relationship with the Roman Catholic Church, which receives some privileges, although no direct subsidies, not available to other religious groups. There are no reports of societal abuses and discrimination based on religious belief or practice. The country has an area of and a population of 86,000 (July 2015 estimate). Few official statistics are available on religion; traditionally, approximately 90% of the population has been Catholic. The