elderly Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/tag/elderly/ England and Wales Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:27:13 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png elderly Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/tag/elderly/ 32 32 174395915 Catholic Care Homes – St Peter’s Residence https://www.cbcew.org.uk/st-peters-residence/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:22:35 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=120512 Compassionate accompaniment until one’s last breath Despite acute funding issues, Catholic care homes provide round-the-clock care and compassionate accompaniment until one’s last breath. St Peter’s Residence is a ‘gold standard’ care home for the elderly run by the Little Sisters of the Poor in Vauxhall, London. Sister Deirdre, home manager of St Peter’s, doesn’t want […]

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]]> 120512 Pope Leo’s Message to Grandparents and the Elderly 2025 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/popes-message-to-grandparents-and-the-elderly-2025/ Fri, 12 Jul 2024 10:48:20 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=93623 Blessed are those who have not lost hope (cf. Sir 14:2) Sunday 27 July 2025 Papal Message Dear brothers and sisters, The Jubilee we are now celebrating helps us to realise that hope is a constant source of joy, whatever our age. When that hope has also been tempered by fire over the course of […]

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]]> 93623 World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly https://www.cbcew.org.uk/world-day-grandparents-elderly/ Tue, 09 Jul 2024 14:15:59 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=56829 Sunday, 27 July 2025 Here you can read the full message from the Holy Father. You can also use our prayers and links to help you celebrate the day. As the Pope says, we should cherish the elderly and recognise that there’s no retirement age from the work of proclaiming the Gospel and handing down […]

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]]> 56829 Church to celebrate 3rd World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly https://www.cbcew.org.uk/church-to-celebrate-3rd-world-day-for-grandparents-and-the-elderly/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/church-to-celebrate-3rd-world-day-for-grandparents-and-the-elderly/#respond Fri, 14 Apr 2023 08:25:13 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=74464 The Church is preparing to celebrate the third World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly on Sunday, 23 July, announced the Vatican’s Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, in a statement on Thursday. The Church observes the World Day each year on the fourth Sunday in July, close to the feast of Jesus’ grandparents, Saints […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/church-to-celebrate-3rd-world-day-for-grandparents-and-the-elderly/feed/ 0 74464 Pope’s July prayer intention: ‘For the elderly’ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/popes-july-prayer-intention-for-the-elderly/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/popes-july-prayer-intention-for-the-elderly/#respond Fri, 01 Jul 2022 09:17:15 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=65798 As the Church gears up to celebrate the 2nd World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly on 24 July, Pope Francis is calling on Catholics to pray throughout the month for the elderly. His July prayer request comes on the heels of last month’s intention for families, and was accompanied by The Pope Video. “We […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/popes-july-prayer-intention-for-the-elderly/feed/ 0 65798 Pope Francis’ Day for Life Message https://www.cbcew.org.uk/dfl22-pope-message/ Wed, 08 Jun 2022 11:02:13 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=65011 Sunday, 18 June 2022 Pope Francis has sent a message to our Lead Bishop for Day for Life, Bishop John Sherrington, offering his support and prayers for those celebrating the day on Sunday, 19 June 2022. The Holy Father prays that our “efforts in the defence of the God-given value and dignity of every human life, in all its […]

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]]> 65011 Pope: Elderly make essential contribution to the spiritual and material wellbeing of society https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-elderly-make-essential-contribution-to-the-spiritual-and-material-wellbeing-of-society/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-elderly-make-essential-contribution-to-the-spiritual-and-material-wellbeing-of-society/#respond Tue, 31 May 2022 13:03:05 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=64893 Pope Francis’ Day for Life 2022 Message    In a message sent to Bishop John Sherrington and the Bishops’ Conferences of England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland, Pope Francis has offered his support and prayers for those celebrating Day for Life on Sunday, 19 June 2022.  Taking the theme ‘Caring for the Older Person’, Day for Life offers […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-elderly-make-essential-contribution-to-the-spiritual-and-material-wellbeing-of-society/feed/ 0 64893 Prayers for the Elderly https://www.cbcew.org.uk/dfl22-prayer/ Thu, 19 May 2022 15:15:19 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=64694 This prayer was offered for the first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly by the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life. +++ I thank You, Lord,for the comfort of Your presence:even in times of loneliness,You are my hope and my confidence,You have been my rock and my fortress since my youth! I thank You […]

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]]> 64694 Donate to support this year’s Day for Life https://www.cbcew.org.uk/dfl22-donate/ Tue, 17 May 2022 10:38:41 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=64604 The focus of this year’s Day for Life is caring for and valuing the elderly. You can support this and other Day for Life initiatives upholding the dignity of every human life from conception to natural end by making a secure donation here.

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]]> 64604 Bishop’s message for Day for Life 2022 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/dfl22-bishops-message/ Tue, 17 May 2022 10:19:02 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=64595 Sunday, 19 June 2022 Caring for the Older Person The focus of the Day for Life this year is older persons. The COVID pandemic highlighted the desperate plight of many older people, especially those in care homes and those struggling with long-term chronic conditions such as dementia. They carried the highest burden which included prolonged […]

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