Vatican Documents on the Elderly

 

Table of Contents

1.      Pontifical Council of the Laity,Dignity of Older People and their Mission in the Church and in the World, 1October 1998

2.      John Paul II, Letter to the Elderly,1 October 1999

3.      Benedict XVI, Visit to St. Peter’sResidence, Home of Older People, 18September 2010

4.       BenedictXVI, Visit to theCommunity of Sant' Egidio's Home For The Elderly, 12 November 2012

5.      Pope Francis, General Audience onthe Elderly, 4 March 2015

You can find all the documents in word file here.  

The document of the Pontifical Council has this table of contents:

Introduction

Meaning and value of old age

The older person in the Bible

Older people's problems are the problems of us all

The Church and older people

Guidelines for the pastoral care of older people

Conclusions