Venezuelan leader blasts Parolin letter as 'compendium of hatred'
- Jul 23, 2021
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Fatima shrine holds Masses with limited attendance
- May 13, 2021
The Catholic shrine at Fátima in Portugal has allowed 7,500 worshippers to attend two annual Masses marking the day when three illiterate shepherd children first reported seeing visions of the Madonna.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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