NY Archdiocese Auctioning Off Fiat Used By Pope Francis
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- The Archdiocese of New York is auctioning off one of two Fiat 500 Lounge hatchbacks Pope Francis used during his trip to New York City in September.
The auction on CharityBuzz.com began March 17 when the car appeared in the St. Patrick's Day parade in New York. It ends Thursday afternoon.
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Bidding had reached $130,000 by Wednesday morning, surpassing the $82,000 fetched by the papal Fiat used to carry Pope Francis around Philadelphia during his U.S. tour.
The proceeds will go to benefit Catholic Schools, Catholic Charities, Catholic Relief Services and Catholic Near East Welfare Association, according to CharityBuzz.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan will greet the winner and bless the car at St. Patrick's Cathedral.
The archdiocese hasn't decided what to do with the second Fiat the pope used while in New York City.
He also visited Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia on the U.S. trip.
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