Monasteries

 British King and Queen to visit Pope Francis on the occasion of the Jubilee: will they cross the Holy Door? - ZENIT - English https://zenit.org/2025/02/08/british-king-and-queen-to-visit-pope-francis-on-the-occasion-of-the-jubilee-will-they-cross-the-holy-door/?eti=21637

  Innovations transforming caregiving’s future https://stories.sompo-hd.com/en/business-innovation/innovations-transforming-caregiving/ Mirai no Kaigo (Future Care) is an initiative focused on maximizing the potential of technology and data to improve the quality of care services while reducing the workload of caregivers in Japan, paving the way for a better future for caregiving. We are breaking long-standing norms in the industry and charting a new path forward that delivers better outcomes for both care recipients and caregivers and ultimately, society at large. Caregiving in Japan The country is projected to face a shortage of approximately 570,000 caregiving professionals by 2040. Labor shortage is not unique to this industry, but while sectors like manufacturing have leveraged advances in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI), caregiving has remained largely unchanged. For more than five decades, the caregiving industry has seen limited innovation. Additionally, restrict...

  Caregiving for a hundred million people https://stories.sompo-hd.com/en/business-innovation/caregiving-for-100-million/ Impact of a low birthrate and aging society According to the country’s Statistics Bureau, Japan’s population numbered just a little over 123 million in January 2025. But by 2070, the population could decline to as few as 90 million, with 39% of the population being 65 years or older, creating a critical imbalance between demand for elder care and the available supply. At the same time, the nation faces three concerns of health, nursing care, and retirement finances as a result of the shifting demographics, highlighting the urgent need for sustainable solutions. I myself am also juggling caregiving for three parents—my own and my wife’s—while working full-time, so as a working caregiver, I feel this is not someone else’s issue but a challenge that anyone could face. In Japan, there is a nearly 10-year gap between average life expectancy and healthy life exp...

  “Fratelli tutti”: short summary of Pope Francis's Social Encyclical - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2020-10/fratelli-tutti-pope-fraternity-social-friendship-short-summary.html