Older people are not "leftovers" to be discarded; rather, they continue to be precious nourishment for families, young people and communities, Pope Francis said in the homily he wrote for the Mass marking the first ...
In 13 parishes in the Diocese of Rome, 280 volunteers over the age of 65 dedicate part of their week to visiting their older peers, helping them with shopping and getting them to doctors' appointments ...
Have you called or prayed for your grandparents lately? How about visited your elderly neighbor? As the first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly approaches on July 25, it offers the perfect opportunity to ...
As the Church prepares to celebrate the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, Gretchen R. Crowe writes about the care her husband, Michael, gave to his dying grandfather. “As John laid in his bed ...
Preparing for World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly on July 25, Bill Dodds writes that the Church has the pontiff’s own grandmother Rosa to thank for this new annual observance. Dodds writes: “Families, neighborhoods, ...
Try a little tenderness. That's basically how Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, 73, summarized Pope Francis' vision for what older people, their grandchildren and friends should do to change the world after the COVID-19 pandemic. The cardinal, ...
Writing to his peers, Catholics who have reached a venerable age like he has, Pope Francis told older Catholics that God is close to them and still has plans for their lives. "I was called to ...
To express the closeness of God and of the church to every older person, Pope Francis has chosen "I am with you always" from the Gospel of Matthew as the theme for the first World ...
A new attitude and approach toward the elderly are needed in today's world, especially in the places and ways they are cared for when they become more fragile, said the Pontifical Academy for Life. To make ...
Pope Francis announced the establishment of a World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly as a reminder of the important role they play as a link between generations. During his Sunday Angelus address Jan. 31, the ...
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