Rino Fisichella

A young woman holds flowers and copies of Pope Francis' message for the first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. At the end of a Mass July 25 in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, young people handed out flowers and copies of the message.

Elderly are to be valued, not discarded, pope says

Older people are precious nourishment for families, young people and communities, Pope Francis said in the homily he wrote for the Mass marking the first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly.

World Day of Poor initiatives adapt to pandemic, Vatican official says

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Francis, the comic strip

Now is time to build new world without inequality, injustice, pope says

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