Pope Francis Reminds the Faithful About Our Elderly & Their Loneliness | EWTN News Nightly

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Pope Francis reminds us that the elderly, with their age and wisdom, have a lot to offer. As loneliness among elderly is becoming an increasing problem worldwide, the Pontifical Academy for Life has launched an initiative to foster and strengthen bonds between grandparents and grandchildren. Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, President of the Pontifical Academy for Life, says "I believe that Pope Francis' insistence on the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren goes far beyond this simple event. This affective complicity as I call it responds to a need for relationships that have unfortunately almost disappeared in our contemporary world, so much that loneliness has become an increasingly common condition of human life." EWTN Vatican Bureau Chief, Andreas Thonhauser has more. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf

Topics

• Faith
• Relationships
• Strength in Hard Times