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Vatican Announces Date and Theme for 2023 World Day for Grandparents and Elderly
The Vatican announced Thursday the date and theme for the third annual World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly.
Oldest Person in the World, French Catholic Nun Sister Andre, Dies at 118
Sister Andre Randon, a French nun and the oldest person in the world, has passed away at the age of 118.
Desire for "eternal youth" and "unlimited well-being" is Delusional Conceit: Pope Francis
Pope Francis said Wednesday that it is “delusional” to try to stop the natural passage of time in pursuit of “eternal youth” and “unlimited well-being.”
How to Receive Plenary Indulgence July 24 on the World Day for Grandparents and Elderly
All it takes is a phone call, together with confession, Holy Communion, and prayer.
Pope Francis: "When you are old, you are no longer in control of your body"
The 85-year-old pope noted that he needed to walk with a cane.
Old age a Time to Rediscover Trust in the Lord: Pope Francis
The pope was speaking at the general audience in St. Peter’s Square.
Vatican Offers Plenary Indulgence for Visiting the Elderly on Grandparents’ Day on July 24
The 2nd World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly will take place on July 24.
"Ours is age of fake news, collective superstitions, pseudo-scientific truths": Pope
The pope dedicated his general audience address to the Book of Ecclesiastes.
Pope Francis Invites Grandparents to Join a "spiritual and non-violent revolution"
The pope made the appeal in his message for the second World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly.
Faith Not Something Only "for old people": Pope Francis
The pope was speaking at his general audience in St. Peter’s Square.
To Discard the Elderly "is a grave sin": Pope Francis
It was the first Wednesday audience in St. Peter's Square since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pope Francis: "Rhetoric of inclusion’ Not Enough to Forge a "culture of social tenderness"
The pope said that ‘the rhetoric of inclusion is the ritual formula of every politically correct discourse.’
Pope Francis decries excessive ‘exaltation of youth’ as he begins new catechesis series
He said that idealized youth was ‘the dominant image of 20th-century totalitarianism.’
Listen to, Build on “valuable memories” of Elderly in Synodal Process: Bishop in Zambia
The Catholic Bishop of Zambia’s Mansa Diocese has directed that the elderly in his Episcopal See are placed at the center of the ongoing conversations on the Synod on Synodality.
Enact Older Persons Bill to Protect Elderly, Malawi’s Catholic Bishop to Legislature
The Catholic Bishop of Malawi’s Dedza Diocese has called upon the members of parliament in the country to debate and enact older persons bill into law in order to protect the rights of the elderly from violation and abuse.
Pope Francis Asks Religious Sisters to Pray for Him: "It is not easy to be the Pope"
The pope also shared a story from the life of St. Therese of Lisieux.
"Aging is not a disease but a privilege": Pope Francis Tells Elderly Priests
He said: ‘Please, pray for me who is a little old and a little, but not too much, sick!’
Pope Francis to Elderly: The Church Needs your Prayers Like ‘a deep breath’
There is no “retirement” from spreading the faith, Pope Francis said in a message to grandparents on Tuesday, adding that the prayers of the elderly are needed by the Church and the world.
Kenya’s Elderly, Sick to Continue Worshipping in Private amid Surge in COVID-19 Cases
The elderly and the sick in Kenya have been urged to continue worshiping in private as the country reports a steady increase in the number of new confirmed cases of COVID-19.
In 6,000-word Document, Vatican Calls for Rethinking of Social, Pastoral Care for Elderly
The Vatican called on Tuesday for a rethinking of elder care in a document arguing that the elderly are best cared for in an environment more like a family home than a hospital.
