Tag: elderly
Vatican’s ‘Longevity Summit’ coincides with Pope Francis’ return from hospital
VATICAN CITY -- Even though its focus was mainly scientific, a Vatican-sponsored conference on aging and longevity could not ignore the ongoing convalescence of...
Pope Francis says the Catholic Church must be an ‘open church’...
VATICAN CITY -- The Catholic Church must create spaces where marginalized individuals -- including young people, the elderly and those with disabilities -- can...
Do more than bring Communion to keep elderly and homebound connected...
By Melissa Lesieur
At one time in my life, I volunteered to bring the Eucharist to homebound parishioners directly from Sunday Mass. I would arrive...
‘His mercy is from age to age’ the theme for the...
VATICAN CITY-- Pope Francis has chosen "His mercy is from age to age," a passage from the Gospel of Luke, as the theme for...
Pope Francis: The vocation for every older person is to bear...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis dedicated his general audience talk to the urgent need for young and old to come together so older people...
Pope Francis says strength can be found in frailty of old...
VATICAN CITY — Elderly Christians are called to bear witness to the strength that comes from God, especially when moments of frailty and weakness...
Pope Francis: ‘Elderly people have so much to give us because...
VATICAN CITY -- People have a responsibility to care for the elderly and cherish their wisdom rather than regard them as a burden on...
Participation in World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly brings offer...
VATICAN CITY — Any Catholic who participates in the celebration July 24 of the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly can receive a...
With members aging, religious orders launch initiative to deal with those...
ROME — Having a member over 100 years old is not unusual today for orders of Catholic women religious, but many orders do not...
Pope Francis says faith is passed down by listening to honest...
VATICAN CITY — Handing on the faith from generation to generation requires listening personally and directly to older people’s lived experiences and stories of...