Wow Pope Francis raffles off Gifts to help the Poor - including a car...

Pope Francis donated many of his personal items for a lottery to help the poor. The raffle contains items such as the Pope's hat to a Fiat car he never used. Tickets were only available at the Vatican. . There were 13 items including the new Fiat Panda, a leather suitcase, a Panama-style hat, an espresso coffee machine, watches and bicycles that the pope received as gifts. There were also over 30 unspecified "consolation prizes." Tickets for the raffle were 10 euros, which is about $12 US,
The winning numbers were published on January 9th on the webpage of the Vatican City State. The winners will have a total of 30 days to collect their prizes. (Ticket pictured below)

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