Many elderly people risk feeling an increasingly unbearable sense of loneliness, especially during summer, Pope Francis said.

If St. ClareöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Parish in TorontoöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Corso Italia neighbourhood didn’t put on coffee and bingo for seniors every other Thursday morning, Vicenza Divizio would miss it.

In mid-July, my wife had the opportunity to interview a 92-year-old former opera star at her home in a village between Quebec City and Montreal.

VATICAN CITY -- Older people are not "leftovers" to be discarded; rather, they continue to be 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.

There are few more heartwarming scenes than grandparents hugging their grandkids, moments of unconditional love expressed in an embrace between old and young.

Before reading this editorial, take a few seconds to return to the cover of this weeköÏÓãÊÓƵapp issue. That tender scene of a senior in long-term care reaching out but not touching a loved one is happening daily across Canada.

I received the call about the COVID-19 outbreak at my fatheröÏÓãÊÓƵapp long-term care home during dinner.  A staff member had tested positive.

Two of my grandparents have shown me by example what it looks like to live a life of true Christian values.

VATICAN CITY -- On the eve of his 83rd birthday, Pope Francis met with a group of his peers -- although many were a few years younger -- and told them that "old age is a time of grace."

CAPE TOWN, South Africa – In helping abandoned elderly people in Tanzanian villages, young people have learned to care for themselves, too, said a nun who oversees the project that she began with Catholic friends in the U.S.