Daniel del Castillo González
Tuesdays are usually Pope Leo XIV's day off, but he still receives select visitors at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo. One of them was the CEO of Ferrari, who arrived to present the pope with a special new model.
The pope is known to enjoy driving. After seeing the vehicle, which looked more like a family car than a classic Ferrari, Pope Leo joked with Ferrari’s CEO, John Elkann.
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“Is this Ferrari’s first four-door model?”
“It’s the first five-seater, yes.”
The model, called “Luce,” is the first fully electric Ferrari—and its presentation to the pope is no coincidence.
In the gardens of Castel Gandolfo is the Borgo Laudato Si’, an outdoor project inspired by the vision of Pope Francis and his encyclical on, among other things, the environment.
A place rich in tradition, the summer residence as the background offered a strong juxtaposition to the futuristic, environmentally-friendly car.
And while Pope Leo did not get the chance to test just how fast this Ferrari can go from zero to sixty, he did get inside the car. He even took home the steering wheel. It is the second one he has received from Ferrari. The first was this one here: used by Formula One driver Charles Leclerc.
