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Houston Catholic care center staff stays vigilant in helping seniors
- May 11, 2020
Life goes on for elderly residents at St. Dominic Village in Houston even amid the current pandemic.
Archdiocesan agency ‘supporting seniors at every step’ during pandemic
- Apr 19, 2020
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Philadelphia Archdiocese’s outreach workers are redoubling efforts to deliver food, services and reassurance to area seniors.
Vatican calls for creative ways to protect elderly from loneliness
- Apr 7, 2020
Local churches and individuals must do more to help and to protect the elderly from loneliness and infection during the coronavirus pandemic, a Vatican office said.
Virus reveals elderly as victims of a ‘throwaway culture,’ Vatican official says
- Apr 7, 2020
With the elderly notably representing the largest demographic of lives claimed by the COVID-19 coronavirus, the Vatican’s top official on life issues has warned against selective care practices that prioritize young patients over those who are older.
Seniors and their families adapt to residences’ precautions amid virus
- Apr 5, 2020
Doris Hollis, a resident of Caritas House Assisted Living, celebrated her 94th birthday March 27. Her family brought a cake and a homemade banner for the special occasion, but there were no hugs.
Older Catholics reflect on pandemic’s effect on faith life, how they cope
- Mar 29, 2020
Early in the coronavirus pandemic, even before Archbishop Alexander K. Sample of Portland canceled public Masses, the advice came that Catholics 60 and older should stay away from liturgies. Though sensible, the measure came as a hard spiritual knock for older Catholics. Retired and reflective, they count parishes as the very hub of life. At the same time, they form the very foundation of their faith communities.
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