Nov
27
Vatican launches #aGiftOfWisdom campaign
The Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life launches an initiative to promote bonding between young people and the elderly.
By Fr. Benedict Mayaki, SJ
Picking up Pope Francis’s appeal to young people on the 32nd World Youth Day – in which he reminded them that they need the “wisdom and vision” of the elderly – the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life is launching an initiative called “A Gift of Wisdom” as the Church approaches the season of Christmas.
In a statement on Friday, the Dicastery emphasizes that in spite of the “particular climate in which we are living” due to the pandemic, young people have the opportunity to receive a special gift through bonding with elderly people – many of them living alone because of the ongoing health crisis.