Rome Congress The First International Meeting on the care of the elderly, will take place in Rome on 29 – 31 January 2020 The first International Conference on the pastoral care of the elderly “The richness of many years of life” is the response of the Dicastery for

It seemed that Pope Francis, in his speech to the American Congress, was addressing our Life Ascending members. All that he said touched on our aims of Spirituality, Mission and Friendship “I would also like to enter into dialogue with the many elderly persons who are a storehou

“ … We are all a little fragile-the elderly. Some, however, are particularly weak, many are alone, and affected by illness. Some depend on the indispensable care and attention of others. Will we take a step back for this? Will we abandon them to their fate? A society without closeness