Seniors Archives

Missing Mass: Social isolation keeps elders safe but lonely

Aug 5, 2020

In communities around the world, the social isolation that keeps elders safe from the coronavirus but precludes going to church is proving extremely difficult for many. In some remote areas, younger generations are helping their elders.

By Bronwen Dachs

Bishops in Canada, Spain remind Catholics of importance of the elderly

Jul 16, 2020

Catholic bishops on two different sides of the Atlantic reminded Catholics of the enormous suffering of vulnerable peoples, but most especially the elderly, during the coronavirus pandemic.

By Catholic News Service

Meteorologist Janice Dean lost both her in-laws to COVID-19, and wants answers

Jun 27, 2020

Janice Dean is the senior meteorologist for FOX News Channel,

By Charles C. Camosy

Caring for Kenyan elderly during pandemic requires extraordinary steps

Jun 21, 2020

Phylis Nyambura sits on a plastic chair, pensive and alone in the shade of a tree at Cheshire Home for the Elderly in the Kariobangi slum northeast of Nairobi. She laments how her social life has changed as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.

By Doreen Ajiambo

WWII veteran uses gardening expertise of 90 years to grow food for needy

Jun 15, 2020

John “Jay” Surufka knows a lot about growing things because he has been doing it for 90 years. The 97-year-old World War II Army veteran said that’s what his family did when he was growing up in Harvey, a suburb south of Chicago.

By Joyce Duriga

Staff working hard to protect seniors at Catholic nursing homes during pandemic

Jun 8, 2020

Since 2006, Thomas Blonski has been president and chief executive officer of Catholic Charities New Hampshire, one of the state’s largest social services organizations. He is working to protect seniors at Catholic Charities-run care facilities.

By Charles C. Camosy