Tributes and lamentations pour in following death this morning of Pope Francis
Four Portuguese bishops among those to choose Pope Francis’ successor Tributes and lamentations have been pouring in from all corners of the globe today, following the announcement early this morning
Portuguese-Canadians investing in ‘most important election in decades’
Three of election front-runners are Portuguese-Canadians Three Portuguese-Canadian candidates, two for the Liberal Party and one for the New Democratic Party (NDP), are among the frontrunners in Canada’s federal election
Portugal’s former Socialist government blamed for “thousands of immigrants” arriving without full background checks
“Instead of correcting errors, Socialist government showed indifference” A new controversy has opened up over the Easter weekend: that of over 120,000 immigrants who were able to enter Portugal during
Bank of Portugal director suspected of corruption
Carlos Moura suspected in multi-million ‘rigging’ probe One of the Bank of Portugal’s senior directors has been made an official suspect in Operation Pactum – the probe that ‘burst onto
Murder trial ‘behind closed doors’ condemned as “affront to press freedom”
Family’s lawyer to appeal court’s intention to bar press and public from hearing The decision by Aveiro court to hear the murder trial of still-missing-pregnant mother Mónica Silva behind closed
Portugal’s top bishop compares US president Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler
“People need to stand up”, D. José Ornelas tells Rádio Renascença Portugal’s top bishop has compared what one newspaper calls “the positions of United States president Donald Trump” with those
Irish woman takes Portugal to European Court of Human Rights for failure to properly investigate her rape in Praia da Rocha over 20 years ago
Hazel Behan believes condemned rapist cited in missing Madeleine case was her attacker Hazel Behan, the Irish woman whose name resurfaced in the media following German police’s citing of Christian
TAP “aware of strange smells on aircraft”, forcing emergency landings
Airline stresses issue “transversal to sector”; only affects “tiny percentage of flights” Following on from the latest emergency landing prompted by ‘fumes’ (rather, ‘very bad smells), Portugal’s flag carrier, TAP
Locals to march against construction of beach restaurant at Loulé wetland
Local citizens are gearing up to march in protest this Saturday (April 19) against the construction of a beach restaurant at Trafal beach in a zone many believed was safe
Government signs contracts for 3,300 palliative care beds
Need for palliative care beds in Portugal is immense Portugal’s caretaker government has signed 90 financing contracts today, worth €88 million, to create 3,300 places in the national palliative care