On Monday 22 April 2024, at 11.30, a press conference will be held at the Holy See Press Office, Sala San Pio X, Via dell’Ospedale 1, to present the event The caress and the smile, meeting of Pope Francis with grandparents, the elderly and grandchildren (Paul VI Hall, Saturday 27 April), organized by the Fondazione Età Grande (Old Age Foundation):

The aims and activities of the Foundation will also be illustrated during the conference.

The speakers will be:

- Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life;

- Mario Marazziti, writer, Fondazione Età Grande;

- Lino Banfi, actor, grandfather.

The press conference will be livestreamed in the original language on the Vatican News YouTube Channel, at https://www.youtube.com/c/VaticanNews.