In the last of a series of audiences centered around the “catechesis of old age,” Pope Francis emphasized the importance of finding God’s promise for new life in the elderly.
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Pope Francis recaps his Canada pilgrimage: We must face up to our sins.
“It was therefore a penitential pilgrimage,” Pope Francis said at today’s general audience. “There were many joyful moments, but the overall meaning and tone was reflection, repentance and reconciliation.”
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Pope Francis in Canada: The faith has always been passed down by mothers and grandmothers
Read the full text of Pope Francis’ homily at Lac Ste. Anne, a pilgrimage site in Alberta, Canada, long known as a place of healing among Indigenous Peoples.
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Full text: Pope Francis’ apology to Indigenous Peoples in Canada
“To remember the devastating experiences that took place in the residential schools hurts, angers, causes pain, and yet it is necessary.”
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Pope Francis: In old age, we’re forced to depend on others. That’s where our faith can grow.
In his general audience, Pope Francis emphasized how following Jesus often means accepting that we don’t have total control over our lives, especially as we age.
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Pope Francis: Visit the elderly—together and often
In his general audience, Pope Francis implored Catholics to take care of the elderly as a community of faith.
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Pope Francis: Don’t use makeup to hide your wrinkles
In his general audience, Pope Francis highlighted how old age ironically helps us to fulfill Jesus’ commandment to be “born again.”
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Pope Francis: Do not ‘cancel’ the elderly from your life
“Do not hide old age, do not hide the fragility of old age,” Pope Francis said in his Wednesday audience. “This is a teaching for all of us.”
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Pope Francis: The elderly have seen it all. If they can still have hope, we all can.
If the elderly, who have seen it all by that time, keep intact their passion for justice, then there is hope for love, and also for faith.
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Pope Francis: Be like Job and bring your complaints to God in prayer
“God is not afraid of our prayer of protest, no!” Pope Francis said in his Wednesday audience, during which he talked about lessons the faithful can take from the book of Job.