{"id":96913,"date":"2026-07-22T16:28:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T16:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=96913"},"modified":"2026-07-22T16:28:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T16:28:40","slug":"as-pope-warns-of-pandemic-of-loneliness-caritas-lithuania-offers-a-catholic-answer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/as-pope-warns-of-pandemic-of-loneliness-caritas-lithuania-offers-a-catholic-answer\/","title":{"rendered":"Alors que le pape met en garde contre une \u00ab pand\u00e9mie de solitude \u00bb, Caritas Lituanie propose une r\u00e9ponse catholique"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>When Pope Leo XIV warned in both May and June about the growing loneliness and abandonment experienced by the elderly, he highlighted a challenge confronting much of the modern world. In Lithuania, the Catholic Church has already been responding to this problem.One year ago, Caritas Lithuania launched \u201cCaritas Listens,\u201d a free emotional support hotline aimed at combating loneliness among older adults. Staffed by trained volunteers, the helpline offers a compassionate listening ear, a need many callers say they lack.While the\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Pope Leo XIV warned in both May and June about the growing loneliness and abandonment experienced by the elderly, he highlighted a challenge confronting much of the modern world. In Lithuania, the Catholic Church has already been responding to this problem.One year ago, Caritas Lithuania launched \u201cCaritas Listens,\u201d a free emotional support hotline aimed at combating loneliness among older adults. Staffed by trained volunteers, the helpline offers a compassionate listening ear, a need many callers say they lack.While the\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":96940,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-96913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":102789,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/update-nepal-china-warn-of-second-flood-as-church-launches-relief-efforts\/","url_meta":{"origin":96913,"position":0},"title":"UPDATE: Nepal, China warn of second flood as Church launches relief efforts","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"ao\u00fbt 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Authorities are warning of a second flood after Wednesday\u2019s devastating deluge on the Nepal-China border, which left more than 1,500 people missing, many presumed dead.Nepal\u2019s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said a lake at the flood site was rising and at risk of bursting, raising the prospect of another deadly disaster.China\u2019s Minister of Water Resources said the lake had formed inside Nepal and was already overflowing. 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