Announcing the indulgence May 30, the Vatican said it also can apply to those who “devote adequate time to actually or virtually visiting their elderly brothers and sisters in need or in difficulty.”
Vatican offers indulgence for World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
Pope to grandparents, all elderly people: ‘You are needed’
The pope has chosen the theme “I am with you always,” for the first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, to be celebrated July 25.