old Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/tag/old/ 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 old Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/tag/old/ 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 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 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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]]> 64595 Day for Life 2022 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/dfl22/ Tue, 17 May 2022 10:09:44 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=64591 Sunday, 19 June 2022 Do not cast me off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength is spent.Psalm 71:9 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 […]

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]]> 64591 Pope’s Message to Grandparents and the Elderly 2021 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/home/events/world-day-grandparents-elderly-2021/popes-message-to-grandparents-and-the-elderly-2021/ Thu, 24 Jun 2021 15:00:45 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=56876 “I am with you always” Dear Grandfathers and Grandmothers, Dear Elderly Friends, “I am with you always” (Mt 28:20): this is the promise the Lord made to his disciples before he ascended into heaven. They are the words that he repeats to you today, dear grandfathers and grandmothers, dear elderly friends. “I am with you […]

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]]> 56876 Cardinal: Appreciate grandparents and the elderly as ‘gifts of God’ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-appreciate-grandparents-and-the-elderly-as-gifts-of-god/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-appreciate-grandparents-and-the-elderly-as-gifts-of-god/#respond Thu, 24 Jun 2021 12:56:37 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=56868 25 July 2021 is the inaugural World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly in the Catholic Church. Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Bishops’ Conference, is echoing the Pope’s words to young people encouraging them to talk to their grandparents if they want to be a sign of hope for the world. Promoting the important […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-appreciate-grandparents-and-the-elderly-as-gifts-of-god/feed/ 0 56868 Pope to the elderly: God sends his angels to console your loneliness https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-to-the-elderly-god-sends-his-angels-to-console-your-loneliness/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-to-the-elderly-god-sends-his-angels-to-console-your-loneliness/#respond Thu, 24 Jun 2021 08:07:21 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=56830 By Father Benedict Mayaki SJ, Vatican News Pope Francis has released a message for the first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly that will be celebrated on 25 July. In it, he reassures the elderly that God is always with them and reminds them of their vocation to preserve our roots and to pass […]

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