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Pope's iPad fetches $30,500 at auction
A staffer of an auction house holds an iPad that belonged to Pope Francis and that will be auctioned for charity on April 14, in Montevideo, on March 25, 2015. - AFP Photo/Miguel Rojo
An iPad that belonged to Argentina-born Pope Francis went under the hammer for $30,500 on Tuesday, auctioneers in Uruguay said.
Montevideo-based auction house Castells said the winning bid was placed by telephone.
Local media threw a spotlight on the iPad last year.
The Pope gave it -- complete with its His Holiness Francis label and a Vatican certificate of authenticity -- to an Uruguayan priest as a gift.
It ended up being donated to a local school by the priest, before being auctioned off to raise money.
Montevideo-based auction house Castells said the winning bid was placed by telephone.
Local media threw a spotlight on the iPad last year.
The Pope gave it -- complete with its His Holiness Francis label and a Vatican certificate of authenticity -- to an Uruguayan priest as a gift.
It ended up being donated to a local school by the priest, before being auctioned off to raise money.