Pope Francis to Meet With Thousands of Grandparents and Their Grandchildren at the Vatican
A total of 6,000 faithful will arrive this week for a special gathering with the Holy Father.
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My Grandparents’ Rubric for How to Live Faithfully, Humbly and Joyfully
Their home had a particular warmth to it that would draw folks in, but it can’t fully be attributed to the fire in the hearth. The embers of their love were always burning, and they’d confidently share the source: their Lord and God.
Grandparents Are a Powerful Spiritual Force in Their Families
Happy Grandparents’ Day! May you be blessed with boundless love for your grandchildren as you strive to help lead them to eternal happiness in heaven.
‘Grandparenting’ the Faith
‘The kids know whenever they need prayers, they call Grandma,’ one matriarch reports.
7 Ways Grandparents Assist in the Salvation of the Human Race
COMMENTARY: Pope Francis has greatly expanded the papal magisterium on the importance of the elderly.
Vatican Offers Plenary Indulgence for Visiting the Elderly on Grandparents’ Day
The second World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly will be celebrated July 24.
Pope Grants July 25 Plenary Indulgence and Tells Catholics: Honor Your Grandparents That Day
COMMENTARY: It’s highly significant that Pope Francis has established the ‘World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly’ to be celebrated every year on the fourth Sunday of July.
Pope Francis to Elderly: The Church Needs Your Prayers Like ‘A Deep Breath’
In his message ahead of the first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, Pope Francis referred to his own advanced age, and quoted his predecessor, Pope emeritus Benedict XVI, whom he called “a saintly elderly person who continues to pray and work for the Church.”
On a Mission for Catholic Grandparents
Founder of an association dedicated to the vocation of families’ elderly says their role is encouraging the ‘story of the living faith.’
