Portugal’s democracy turns 50: big crowd commemorates Carnation Revolution
Lisbon, Portugal Reuters Tens of thousands of people marched through Lisbon on Thursday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Portugal’s “Carnation Revolution” that toppled the longest fascist dictatorship in Europe and ushered in democracy. Support for the far right has revived in Portugal in recent years but a large crowd took to the streets of […]
Portuguese parties wrap up campaign ahead of Sunday’s election
Lisbon, Portugal Reuters Surrounded by upbeat supporters, Portuguese party leaders braved the pouring rain on Friday to wrap up two weeks of campaigning for what is set to be a tight election that could end eight years of Socialist rule. Sunday’s race, two years ahead of schedule, was called when Socialist premier Antonio Costa resigned […]
Postcards: Lisbon plaques remember Portugal’s “silenced” role in slavery
CATARINA DEMONY and MIGUEL PEREIRA, of Reuters, report from the Portuguese capital…
“I can be where the young people are”: As a DJ, village priest in Portugal cues up faith and electronic dance music for global youth
GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, of Associated Press, reports on Catholic priest and DJ, Fr Guilherme Peixoto…
Tent-dwelling migrants join protest over Portugal’s housing prices
Lisbon, PortugalReuters Marcia Leandro moved to Portugal from Brazil six months ago with a goal: to train as a chef. But Portugal’s housing crisis curbed her dreams and forced her to live in a tent. Leandro, 43, and Andreia Costa, her neighbour in an improvised tent camp on an empty plot on the outskirts of […]
Pope discusses health, his ditched peace prayer in Fatima and LGBTQ+ Catholics in airborne briefing
Aboard the papal plane AP Pope Francis said Sunday his recovery from his latest abdominal surgery is going well and stressed that he ditched speeches during his five-day trip to Portugal and spoke off-the-cuff not because he was tired or feeling unwell, but to better communicate with young people. Francis was asked about his health en route […]
Pope announces World Youth Day to return to Asia in 2027, urges young people “not to be afraid”
Lisbon, PortugalAP Pope Francis told young people on Sunday the Catholic Church needs them and urged them to follow their dreams as he wrapped up World Youth Day in Portugal with a massive open-air Mass and an announcement that the next edition would be held in Asia for the first time in three decades. News […]
In Portugal, thousands reflect with Pope on modern worries, endangered planet
Lisbon, Portugal Reuters Hundreds of thousands of young people reflected on their anxieties, enslavement to the “tyranny” of social media and yearning to save the planet at a huge outdoor rally with Pope Francis on Friday. It took nearly an hour for the open vehicle carrying the 86-year-old pope to drive slowly through the crowd at Lisbon’s Edward VII […]
Portuguese town to restore clergy sex abuse billboard after outcry
Lisbon, PortugalReuters A Portuguese town said on Thursday it would reinstall a billboard highlighting sexual abuse by clergy after facing heavy criticism for removing it on the day Pope Francis arrived in the country to attend a massive youth event. Francis landed in Lisbon on Wednesday for the week-long World Youth Day, an event devised […]
Pope gets an electrifying World Youth Day welcome and urges fighting for economic justice, climate
Lisbon, PortugalReuters Hundreds of thousands of flag-waving young people from around the globe gave Pope Francis a raucous welcome to the World Youth Day festival in Portugal’s capital Thursday, in a sign of youthful support for the 86-year-old pontiff and his calls for inclusivity and economic justice. In a display of enthusiasm not seen since the early years […]