The elderly

Elderly
Pope Leo XIV received participants at the Second International Congress on Pastoral Care of the Elderly

    The second day of the International Congress on Pastoral Care for the Elderly opened with an Audience with Pope Leo XIV. At 10:30 a.m. in the Clementine Hall, approximately 150 delegates ...

Elderly
Cardinal Kevin Farrell addresses words of welcome to participants in the 2nd International Congress on Pastoral Care of the Elderly

  The Second International Congress on the Pastoral Care of the Elderly, organized by the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, is currently taking place from 2-4 October 2025, at the ...

Elderly
An International Meeting to develop pastoral care for the elderly that meets the challenges of our time

  The Second International Congress on the Pastoral Care of the Elderly, organized by the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, will be held from 2-4 October 2025, at the General Curia of the ...

World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
Pope Leo XIV at the Angelus Prayer on the Fifth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly

  ‘Dear brothers and sisters! Today we celebrate the Fifth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, centred on the theme: “Blessed are those who have not lost hope.” At the end of ...

World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
Dicastery's Pastoral indications for a Jubilee celebration with the elderly unable to physically make the pilgrimage

  The Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life has released the official prayer and suggestions for celebrations, with particular attention to elderly people unable to participate in the jubilee ...

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.” ...