Giving Tuesday: Supporting Grandparents Who Pass on the Faith
Giving Tuesday is not only about money.
It is also about giving time, prayer, love, and support.
As a voluntary organisation, we rely entirely on the kindness and generosity of members and friends around the world.
When you give to CGA, you are supporting the future of faith for children and grandchildren.
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Our next Faith Cafe will be held on Tuesday 9th December
The Grandparents’ Faith Café welcomes Joan Lewis with the theme: “Christmas at the Vatican”.
A respected Vatican journalist and author, Joan has spent over four decades covering the Church from the heart of Rome. She served as the English-language writer and editor for the Vatican Information Service (VIS) from 1990 to 2005, and was appointed EWTN’s first Rome Bureau Chief later that year—a role she held until 2017.
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Our next Faith Cafe will be held on Tuesday 11th November
Guest Speaker: Cardinal Wilfred Napier Theme: “Absent Fathers and their Effect on Families and Society“ Born in the small midlands town of Matatliele on 8 March 1941, Wilfrid Fox Napier is one of seven children – five boys and two girls, who remain close to this day. He attended the Ixopo Catholic School. At the end of…
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Our next Faith Cafe will be held on Tuesday 14th October
Guest Speaker: Lorene Hanley Duquin Theme: “How Grandparents can Help when Bad Things Happen“ Lorene Hanley Duquin is a Catholic author and lecturer, who has worked in parishes and on a diocesan level. She has conducted webinars and workshops on a variety of evangelization and stewardship topics in parishes and at national and diocesan conferences…
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PRESS RELEASE: Over 5,000 Gather at Knock Shrine for the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly and the National Grandparents Pilgrimage
Knock, Co. Mayo – On Sunday, 27 July 2025 — the feast day of Saint Joachim and Saint Anne, Grandparents of Jesus — more than 5,000 Grandparents, elderly faithful, and families filled the Basilica at the Shrine of Our Lady of Knock to celebrate the 5th World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly and the National Grandparents Pilgrimage, organized by the Catholic Grandparents…
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Celebrating the 5th World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
Happy 5th World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly!
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Under-Secretary for Family and Life I extend a heartfelt greeting to each one of you gathered here for this significant occasion. I wish to express a special and sincere gratitude to the founder of the Catholic Grandparents Association, Catherine Wiley. Dear Catherine, your tireless work and your vision have given life to a movement that…
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Grandparents are the Key to passing on the faith – Catherine Wiley
Celebrating the first International Conference for Catholic Grandparents and the Elderly.
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PRESS RELEASE the First International Conference for Catholic grandparents and the elderly
The Catholic Grandparents Association Hosts Inaugural International Conference in Rome Ahead of Jubilee for Families, Grandparents and the Elderly Rome, Italy — May 29, 2025 — The Catholic Grandparents Association (CGA) proudly concluded its first-ever International Conference for Catholic Grandparents and the Elderly, held from May 25 to May 28, 2025, at the historic Villa…
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Pope Leo XIV’s motto and coat of arms
Pope Leo XIV reveals his coat of arms and motto, which clearly reflect his Augustinian roots. By Vatican News Pope Leo XIV’s coat of arms offers a clear reflection of his Augustinian roots and the values he seeks to promote during his pontificate, particularly unity and communion within the Church. The shield is divided diagonally…
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