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Every June, Lisbon slips into full celebration mode. The Santo António Festival, part of Portugal’s wider Santos Populares season, takes over the city with grilled sardines, plastic cups of beer and ...
News Portugal » Lisbon » Religion: One thing the pope won’t be able to ignore in Portugal is a legacy of clergy sex abuse
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — During a live television broadcast, experts reported in February that at least 4,815 boys and girls had been abused since 1950, most aged 10-14. LISBON, Portugal (AP) — When a ...
News Portugal » Lisbon » Religion: Pope, in Portugal to rally young Catholics, says Church needs purification
LISBON — Pope Francis on Wednesday said the Catholic Church needs a “humble and ongoing purification” to deal with the “anguished cries” of victims of clerical sexual abuse ahead of an expected ...
News Portugal » Lisbon » Religion: Interreligious Events at World Youth Day in Lisbon Sparsely Attended but ‘Useful’
Father Peter Stilwell, who is in charge of the Committee for Ecumenical Dialogue in the Lisbon Patriarchate, told the National Catholic Register that “just because interreligious dialogue is difficult ...
News Portugal » Lisbon » Religion: In Portugal, Pope Francis will sow seeds of his legacy
(RNS) — The pontiff will meet with nearly a million young Catholics for World Youth Day celebrations and share his vision for the future of the church. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — When Pope Paul VI became ...