Catholicism has its ups and downs
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVl has been buried. Pope Francis has mobility impairment. The Catholic religion is in decline. However, the Sanctuary of Fátima in Portugal is surging ahead and this
Big biodiversity breakthroughs
There is reason to be fairly optimistic about major advances in international attitudes towards ending the devastation humans have been causing to other forms of life on the planet. The
An insight into dementia villages
A new report gives an encouraging insight into the benefits of residential villages specially designed for those with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, benefits that outweigh those of traditional
Alzheimer’s: reason for hope
Reports of a breakthrough in the treatment of Alzheimer’s have given hope to countless people close to the estimated 50,000 people in Portugal and 50 million worldwide suffering from this
What next for Isabel dos Santos?
COMMENT The enigmatic Isabel dos Santos, arguably the most famous and infamous person in modern Portuguese history, has certainly had her ups and downs. Life for her now seems to
Climate crisis: who really cares?
Public opinion in Portugal is one small, but very positive, part of the extraordinary divergence of thinking around the world on the subject of climate change, which is complicating what
World populations coming and going
The global population as of last Tuesday (November 15, 2022), according to the United Nations, reached eight billion and is still rising. On the same day, Portugal’s population was said
The Lord Lucan mystery deepens
A woman claims she had seen Lord Lucan at a party in the Algarve just weeks after his disappearance Almost half a century after the mysterious disappearance of John Bingham,
Brazil to help with climate crisis
“Brazil is ready to resume its leading role in the fight against the climate crisis” – Lula da Silva Brazilians in Portugal, the largest expatriate population here, may still have
COP 27 must ensure firm action
The United Nations COP 27 climate conference, which starts at the end of this week, could be of pivotal importance to the entire planet and of special significance to Portugal.