Pope Francis visits the San Raffaele Borona assisted living home in Rieti on Oct. 4, 2016, where most of the residents are elderly and who lost their homes in the August 2016 earthquake in Amatrice. (L’Osservatore Romano)

Pope Francis speaks to the elderly priest-residents of Casa San Gaetano in Rome, continuing the “Mercy Friday” series on June 17, 2016. (L’Osservatore Romano)

Mass for the Elderly with Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square, Sept. 28, 2014. (Catholic News Agency)

Pope Francis blesses an elderly man outside of St. Peter’s Basilica during the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square on May 20, 2015. (L’Osservatore Romano)

Pope Francis greets pilgrims at the general audience in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on Aug. 2, 2017. (Catholic News Agency)

Pope Francis with participants in a meeting sponsored by the Charity Commission and Health of the CEI in the Vatican’s Clementine Hall on Feb. 10, 2017. (L’Osservatore Romano)