Pope Francis is drawing raffle tickets today for gifts he's donated to help the poor.
The Holy Father's received several gifts during his papacy, which began in March 2013.
He decided last year to donate them to a raffle, with the Vatican selling the tickets for ten euro each.
All the proceeds will be used to help the poor, both in Rome and abroad.
The donated raffle prizes include a 4x4 Fiat Panda car, bicycles, watches, a silver picture frame and a digital camera. There are 13 prizes in total as well as 30 runners-up prizes, according to ABC News.
Winners will be announced by the end of the day.
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Article by Aaron James
Tola Mbakwe is a multimedia journalist for Premier.
