Tag: elderly

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

Pope Francis said the elderly must accept their physical limitations, noting that he now has to walk with a cane

“The elderly ... can teach those who are living in other stages of life that we all need to abandon ourselves to the Lord"

The pope said that retirement can be a “time to leave a good legacy of wisdom, tenderness, and gifts for the family and the community”

In his message, Pope Francis described how the elderly could take part in the “revolution of tenderness”

“Please, care for old people because they are the presence of history, the presence of the family."

In less than three months, the fifth wave's 600,000 infections have thoroughly eclipsed the 12,000 recorded in the pandemic's first two years

The pope noted that as the average age of populations continued to rise, the “elderly are often seen as a burden”

While Hong Kong has a public healthcare system, many complain they have to wait for long periods to be seen

A recent analysis by the state-run China Business News found that 149 cities in China have now entered "deep aging"