Portugal Archives

Portuguese bishops criticize euthanasia legislation that awaits approval

Feb 2, 2021

Bishops in Portugal criticized legislation that would allow euthanasia and assisted suicide and said their “sadness and indignation” were compounded “by a form of death being legalized during the great aggravation of a deadly pandemic, when we are all striving to save the greatest number of lives.”

By Catholic News Service

WYD organizers release official theme song for Lisbon 2023 gathering

Jan 28, 2021

World Youth Day organizers released the winning theme song for the international gathering in Lisbon, Portugal, in 2023.

By Carol Glatz

Dream big, don’t settle for less, pope tells young people

Nov 23, 2020

Young people today should not waste their lives dreaming of obtaining trivial things that provide only a fleeting moment of joy but aspire to the greatness God wants for them, Pope Francis said.

By Junno Arocho Esteves

Amid travel break, pope cheers Lisbon youth jamboree plans

Nov 22, 2020

With no papal travels abroad this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pope Francis is cheering efforts for a youth jamboree, traditionally attended by pontiffs, in Lisbon, Portugal, in 2023.

By Associated Press

Amid protests, Portugal lawmakers weigh allowing euthanasia

Feb 20, 2020

Protesters gathered Thursday outside Portugal’s parliament where lawmakers were due to debate proposals that would allow euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill people.

By Barry Hatton

Spanish, Portuguese bishops reject moves to legalize euthanasia

Feb 15, 2020

Spanish and Portuguese church leaders rejected plans to legalize euthanasia in their traditionally Catholic countries, and urged broad discussions of such proposals before they are considered by legislators.

By Jonathan Luxmoore

Portuguese Catholic Church finds few sexual abuse cases

Feb 13, 2019

The Catholic Church’s news service in Portugal reports that a senior official says church authorities have investigated only about a dozen allegations of sexual abuse involving Portuguese priests since 2001.

By Associated Press

For next ‘Catholic Woodstock,’ there’s definitely something about Mary

Jan 28, 2019

On Sunday it was announced that the next global World Youth Day gathering would take place in Lisbon, Portugal, just a stone’s throw from the site of the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fatima. Often referred to as a “Catholic Woodstock,” WYD is by far the biggest event the Church organizes on a regular basis, and rarely has it been so rooted in Marian devotion.

By Elise Harris