Challenging Assumptions in Bolivia
Maryknoll Lay Missioners Joe Loney and Filo Siles run the Social Justice Foundation, serving almost 800 people with disabilities, in Bolivia.
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‘God Will Repay You,’ Say Elderly in the Andes
A Maryknoll Lay Missioners project makes a profound difference in the lives of increasingly isolated older people in rural Bolivia.
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Grandparents, Elderly Provide Foundation for Future Generations, Pope Says
The World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly is an opportunity for young and old alike to be “angels,” who care, console and caress, Pope Francis says.
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Human Rights Are Undermined When Elderly Are Cast Aside, U.N. Nuncio Says
Too often the elderly, along with the poor, the disabled and the unborn, are “thrown aside” and determined to be “no longer needed,” said the Vatican’s permanent observer to the United Nations.
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Social isolation keeps elders safe but lonely
Many younger people around the world reach out to their elders in time of pandemic By Bronwen...
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Show grandparents, the elderly that you care, pope tells young people
Vatican launches campaign to reach out to elderly suffering isolation due to pandemic By Carol...
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With borders closed because of pandemic, ‘an infinite abyss’ opened
WEB-ONLY FEATURE: Former Maryknoll lay missioner reflects on the need to feel connected to family...
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Church Must Recognize the Gifts of Older Catholics, Pope Says
WEB-ONLY FEATURE: A Vatican conference discussed the gifts elderly Catholics bring to the church,...
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