The elderly

Family, Children, Grandparents, Elderly
Over three days, more than 60,000 pilgrims celebrated the Jubilee with Pope Leo XIV, in a spirit of hope

  Engaged couples, married couples, parents, children, grandparents, uncles, aunts, young people and the elderly: families from all over the world gathered in Rome from 30 May to 1 June to ...

Grandparents
25th anniversary of the Catholic Grandparents Association

  The Catholic Grandparents Association is not simply an organization, but a community that embodies the Church's mission: to be a sign of hope and unity. On the occasion of its 25th anniversary, ...

Pope Leo XIV
Young people, children and mothers, in Pope Leo XIV's first Regina Coeli

  On Sunday 11 May, Pope Leo XIV appeared on the balcony of the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica and, in front of about 100,000 people, recited his first Regina Coeli. Welcoming and ...

Elderly
Online meetings continue in preparation for the 2nd International Conference on the Pastoral Care of the Elderly

  The Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life continues its commitment to the pastoral care of the elderly by organizing two online meetings: one dedicated to Asia and Oceania on ...

World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
In a press release from the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, Pope Francis' choice for this jubilee year

  The Holy Father has chosen the theme for the 5th World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, which will be celebrated this year on Sunday, 27 July: “Blessed are those who have not lost hope.” ...

Elderly
Two online meetings, towards the 2nd International Congress on the Pastoral Care of the Elderly

  On 3 and 5 December, the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life organized two important online meetings with those responsible for the pastoral care of the elderly in the Conferences of Bishops ...

World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
A tradition that is consolidated year after year through meeting and sharing

  Recalling the celebration of the 4th World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly after the Angelus of Sunday, 28 July, Pope Francis called everyone “to listen to the voice of the elderly who ...

Grandparents and the Elderly
Plenary Indulgence to those who participate in the World Day for the Grandparents and the Elderly, or whom visit the elderly that are alone

  Also on the occasion for the 4th World day for Grandparents and the Elderly, which will be celebrated on the 28th of July and will carry the theme “Do not cast me off in my old age” (Cf. Psalm ...

Grandparents and the Elderly
80 representatives of bishops’ conferences and international associations at the webinar organised ahead of the 4th World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly

  The webinar on the pastoral care of the elderly – organised on the occasion of the publication of the Holy Father's message and pastoral kit for the 4th World Day for Grandparents and the ...

Grandparents and the Elderly
Rediscovering fraternity, building bonds, and living a Day without loneliness: pastoral guidelines from the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life

    Pope Francis' Message on the occasion of the Fourth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly was published today. The Fourth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly will be ...