Pope Francis is selling one of his two Harley Davidson motobikes in order to raise money for charity.

The 1,585cc Harley-Davidson Dyna Super Glide was given to the Pope in June 2013 along with another bike to mark the 110th anniversary of the motorcycle brand.

The hog, which has been signed on the tank by the Pope, is to be auctioned off by Bonhams auction house in Paris, France in February and will raise money for Caritas Roma, a charity which works on behalf of the Roman Catholic church.

The charity hope to use any money to renovate a soup kitchen in Rome which offers food and shelter to more than 1,000 people.

It is not the first time that a papal vehicle has been sold in order to raise money.

In 2005 a Volkswagen Golf which belonged to Pope Benedict was sold anonymously on eBay to German man.