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By Francesca Merlo Introducing the panel, Christiane Murray, Vice Director of the Holy See Press Office, noted that the theme of old age is one that Pope Francis has highlighted throughout the entirety of his pontificate, especially in the troubling times of coronavirus. The Church points to a dawn of new time Opening the discussions was Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, President of the Pontifical Academy for Life. He noted that with this document, “the Academy for Life intends to underline the urgency of a new attention to elderly people. He explained that the Covid-19 pandemic has revealed this inability of contemporary society to take proper care of its elderly . This, he continued, truly brings to light that throwaway culture of which Pope Francis speaks so often, which in this case has caused countless tragedies among the elderly . Archbishop Paglia noted that all around the world, those who have been affected most by this pandemic are the elderly. To date, there is tal

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