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From left to right: St. Thomas More, St. Helena,  St. Louis IX, St. Monica, and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. / Credit: Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain

Five Saints Who Were Grandparents 

Jul 28, 2024

As the Catholic Church celebrates the World Day of Grandparents, initiated by Pope Francis in 2021, we look to the example of 5 saints who had grandchildren.

Pope Francis blesses a woman in St. Peter's Basilica, where he presided over a special papal Mass on July 23, 2023, marking the third annual World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis Celebrates World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly

Jul 23, 2023

Calling for “a new bond between the young and old,” Pope Francis marked the third annual World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly with an intergenerational Mass Sunday in St. Peter’s Basilica.

Pope Francis is flanked by a grandmother and grandson during his Angelus reflection on July 23, 2023, in honor of the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. | Vatican Media

A Beautiful Prayer You Can Say on the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly 2023

Jul 23, 2023

The third annual World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly is observed on July 23, 2023.

Pope Francis greets an elderly couple at his general audience on Jan. 11, 2023 | Vatican Media

Vatican Announces Date and Theme for 2023 World Day for Grandparents and Elderly

Apr 13, 2023

The Vatican announced Thursday the date and theme for the third annual World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly.

Pope Francis address indigenous young people and elders in Iqaluit, Canada, on July 29, 2022, on the final day of his weeklong trip to Canada. Vatican Media

Choose Light Over Darkness: Pope Francis to Indigenous Youth, Elders in Northern Canada

Jul 29, 2022

Some of those indigenous people assembled to listen to the pope had met with him at the Vatican in March.

Pope Francis greets the elderly priest-residents of Casa San Gaetano in Rome on June 17, 2016. Vatican Media.

Vatican Offers Plenary Indulgence for Visiting the Elderly on Grandparents’ Day on July 24

May 30, 2022

The 2nd World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly will take place on July 24.

Pope Francis visits the San Raffaele Borona assisted living home in Rieti, Italy, Oct. 4, 2016. Vatican Media.

Pope Francis Invites Grandparents to Join a "spiritual and non-violent revolution"

May 10, 2022

The pope made the appeal in his message for the second World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly.

Bishop Paul Ssemogere of the Catholic Diocese of Kasana-Luweero with some elders and grandparents. Credit:

Elderly “living encyclopedia”, Ugandan Bishop Says, Urges Youth to Learn from Grandparents

Jul 26, 2021

The elderly in society are “living encyclopedias”, the Catholic Bishop of Uganda’s Kasana-Luweero Diocese said Sunday, July 25.

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Catholic Bishops in Kenya Call for Closeness with Grandparents ahead of Maiden Celebration

Jul 15, 2021

Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) have expressed the need for younger members of society to build relationships with their grandparents and other elderly people who they describe as an “indispensable” gift to humanity.

Pope Francis visits the San Raffaele Borona assisted living home in Rieti, Italy, Oct. 4, 2016./ Vatican Media.

Pope Francis to Elderly: The Church Needs your Prayers Like ‘a deep breath’

Jun 22, 2021

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.

Pope Francis visits the San Raffaele Borona assisted living home in Rieti, Italy Oct. 4, 2016. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA

Pope Francis Proclaims World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly

Feb 1, 2021

Pope Francis announced Sunday the establishment of an international day to honor grandparents and the elderly to take place each year in July.