Catholic grandparents to meet Pope Francis

This Sunday, 28 September, Pope Francis will meet grandparents in St Peter's Square during the first international day dedicated to old age, organised by the Pontifical Council for the Family, The Blessing of Long Life. The encounter will undoubtedly attract grandparents from many countries and the CGA will be present, many wearing the distinctive green sashes of the association, in the form of a delegation from many countries where the CGA is active.

CGA Founder, Catherine Wiley, has been chosen to provide a testimony to Pope Francis and is expected to highlight the vocation of grandparents, in keeping prayer at the heart of the family and in passing on the faith. Catherine will also be accompanied by her grandson Tom who will have the opportunity to pose a question to our Holy Father. Tom is a student at Ardingly School, Horsham, England, and is one of Catherine’s 10 grandchildren.

The event is scheduled to begin at 9am in St Peter’s Square and will conclude with Holy Mass at 10.30am.

The event will be broadcast by CTV (Centro Televisivo Vaticano, Vatican TV) and will be streamed live on the web via www.ctv.va/content/ctv/it/livetv.html

 For more information on the CGA see: www.catholicgrandparentsassociation.org/