NewGathering: Pope Francis on the Elderly, i.e. Himself
Saturday, March 8, 2025
On my Lake County Ohio Weal blog, I have published an extensive version of the article which includes summaries of all the hidden links included in the original article. I decide to give it a more popular and less theological title consistent with the original article.
NewGathering: "An Aging Boom for Catholicism" by John Allen
In my LAKE COUNTY WEAL BLOG, I have written about all this in a post
You might want to read my WEAL post for its summary of the NCR 2007 article but you will definitely want to read the entire recent CRUX article, not just my summary. IT IS NOT BEHIND A PAYWALL. YES, YOU WILL BE INVITED BUT NOT REQUIRED TO REGISTER AND CONTRIBUTE.
You might also want to read Pope Leo's original address to see how John Allen has connected all the dots of information there into the "home run" address the Leo should have made (John loved baseball analogies);
Retirement Crises
December 04, 2024
An aging population represents a major challenge for many countries around the world. Falling birth rates coupled with rising life expectancies are likely to place significant pressure on labor markets, healthcare and pension systems. OECD data reveals how a number of countries are facing particularly rapid aging. Where the number of retirees for every 100 workers already stood at 52 in Japan and 40 in Italy in 2020, projections say this could hit 81 and 74 by 2050.
Retirement Age by Gender in Selected Countries
December 04, 2024
The following chart is based on OECD estimates of national labor force surveys and the European Union Labour Force Survey, looking at retirement ages in a selection of the 50 countries analyzed, based on a five year average between 2017-2022. It shows how average retirement ages vary significantly across the world, with Indonesia showing the oldest age among men at 69.8 years, followed by Iceland (68.3) and Japan (68.3)
Saudi Arabia had the lowest average retirement age for men (58.9 for 2017-22; 47 for only 2022), followed by South Africa (60.3 for 2017-22; 60 for only 2022) and Luxembourg (60.5 for 2017-22; 62 for only 2022
s this chart shows, the United States is only a little above the OECD average at 65.2 years for men and 65.3 years for women over the five years.
Catechesis on Old Age: 1. The grace of time and the bond between age and life
MESSAGE FOR THE FIRST WORLD DAY FOR GRANDPARENTS AND THE ELDERLY
Catechesis on Old Age: 15. Peter and John