Tag: Elderly

He stressed the need to counter the erroneous belief that older generations “rob young people of their future.”

“All too often, loneliness is the bleak companion of our lives as elderly persons and grandparents,” the pope said. 

Francis Bepari, the Caritas Regional Director of Barisal, presided over the event and kicked off the discussion.

The ageing population is piling pressure on younger Chinese forced to take care of elderly family members, as well as the country's welfare system

The more grandparents doing “apo-stolic duty,” the more mothers doing work for pay

Speaking from the window of the Apostolic Palace, the pope noted that the “throwaway culture” is predominant in more affluent societies

“There is no bitterness because time is passing by, and he or she is about to move on. No. There is that joy of good wine."

“In addition to being children of a history that needs to be preserved, we are authors of a history yet to be written,” the Holy Father said

Our first story in the series "Listening with the heart through generations" in which 11-13 year-olds tell the stories of those living on the fringe of society in Asia

Pope Francis has asked the Catholic Church to pray in a special way for the elderly during the month of July