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Pope Francis at 88, Keeping True to His Message to Older Catholics: “no retirement age from work of proclaiming Gospel”
Having instituted the World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly in 2019, the Holy Father is keeping true to his inaugural message dedicated to older Catholics.
World’s Oldest Catholic Nun is 115-year-old Brazilian Whose "great secret is to pray"
“My secret, my great secret, is to pray,” says Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, the oldest nun in the world at 115 years of age.
Pope Francis Celebrates World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
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.
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!’
