Talking about mental health may seem daunting, but we've all had conversations with people about mourning, parting, and other life events — they don't always start easily, but they often mean a lot to a person going through a difficult time. It all starts with asking someone what they are doing in a warm and authentic way - giving them a chance to realize that you are sincere and friendly.

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On May 13, 1917, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared in Fatima, Portugal, to the three shepherd children, with an urgent message for the whole world. Between May and October, it appeared five times, and each month was the 13th of the month.

From the onset of the crisis, Caritas Moldova has been providing critical, comprehensive humanitarian assistance, working to serve newly arriving. Caritas Moldova focused its integrated services on the extremely vulnerable individuals (EVIs - single mothers with children, sick and lonely elderly, people with disabilities, Roma people). 

It has been 27 years since that distant May 10, 1995, when, through the will and efforts of His Holiness Anton Coșa, the foundations of the “Caritas Moldova” Charitable Foundation were laid, whose purpose was, is and will be to show through deed, as the Holy Scriptures urge, that "Deus caritas est - God is love" (Jn 4:17).

The person with the problem may feel more and more isolated. She may think that others cannot understand or help her.