Four Portuguese cardinals to help choose next Pope
Nine other Portuguese-speaking cardinals involved in process For the first time since the College of Cardinals was created, Portugal has four cardinal electors in the conclave to choose Francis’ successor.
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
Church hands 15 properties over for €230,000 – without telling vulnerable tenants
Properties were ‘exchanged’ for single studio apartment “that hasn’t even been built…” Vulnerable families in Porto have been shocked to discover that the Church (their supposed landlord) has handed over
Viseu priest banned from practicing for three years due to ‘attempted sexual coercion’ of minor
Against the backdrop of a truly hideous child sex abuse scandal, it is depressing to learn that yet another priest has been found guilty of improper sexual behaviour towards a
Bishops decide on compensation for victims of historic sexual abuse
Thousands of Portuguese children are believed to have been abused by Portuguese clergy Years on from the shocking report that lifted the lid off the toxicity within the Portuguese Catholic
International festival brings organ music to Algarve churches
Algarve International Organ Festival to take place at iconic churches The Algarve is set to host its 2024 International Organ Festival, bringing together music lovers and renowned organists for a
Catholic Mass in English in Carvoeiro
A Catholic Mass in English will be held this Sunday (September 15) at 4 pm, at the Chapel of Our Lady of the Incarnation – Ermida da Nossa Senhora da
Portuguese bishops tell Pope of work done against sexual abuse
The president of the Portuguese Episcopal Conference (CEP), José Ornelas, on Friday, presented Pope Francis with the work that the Portuguese Church has done to combat sexual abuse, with the
Portugal’s Catholic Bishops in Rome to report on sex abuse issues
Bishops will have audience with Pope on Friday Portugal’s Roman Catholic bishops begin an ‘ad Limina Apostolorum’ visit to the Vatican today, with the issue of historic sexual abuse of
Catholic Mass in English in Carvoeiro
A Mass in English will be held this Sunday, May 19, at 4pm at the Chapel of Our Lady of the Incarnation (Ermida da Nossa Senhora da Encarnação), on the