It is with profound sorrow that the Portuguese American Journal team received the news of Diana Marcum’s passing. A distinguished author and journalist, who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2015, Diana Marcum passed away at the age of 60 after facing glioblastoma, a brain condition she underwent surgery for in early July, as reported […]
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In Memoriam: Diana Marcum was one of us – Fresno, CA
Posted on 13 August 2023.
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Community: Thousands join Pilgrimage of the Migrant and the Refugee – Fatima, PT
Posted on 12 August 2023.
Thousands of Catholics from various corners of the world gathered in Fátima over the weekend for the annual Pilgrimage of the Migrant and the Refugee, presided over by Archbishop Filomeno Dias Vieira of Luanda. Last year, Bishop Edgar Cunha of Fall River, Massachusetts, led the pilgrimage. Centered around the theme “Empowering Choice: Embrace Migration or […]
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Community: Portuguese Americans missing in wildfires – Maui, HI
Posted on 12 August 2023.
The destructive wildfire that swept through a historic Maui town, in Hawaii, has left families of Portuguese descent among the missing persons, according to Tyler dos Santos-Tam, the honorary consul of Portugal in Hawaii. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has corroborated this information. As the local authorities continue to update the death toll caused by […]
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Opinion | Pope Francis’ historic visit to Portugal a great success | By Len Port
Posted on 06 August 2023.
The World Youth Day festival in Lisbon lasted a week. It will continue to be seriously discussed for at least another month, and it will stay in the memories of more than a million young pilgrims for years. Christians in their teens and twenties from nearly every country in the world arrived barely knowing a […]
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Faith & Fury: Pope Francis prays in Fatima in light of Russia’s war in Ukraine – Portugal
Posted on 05 August 2023.
Pope Francis, attending a global World Youth Day gathering of young Catholics from all over the world, made a significant visit to the Portuguese town of Fatima on Saturday. He came to pray at the revered Catholic Shrine of Fatima, which holds special significance due to the prophecies of Our Lady of Fatima regarding the […]
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Book | Cleaning Up | By Susana P. Miranda & Franca Iacovetta – Editor’s Note
Posted on 03 August 2023.
This fascinating book uncovers the little-known, surprisingly radical history of the Portuguese immigrant women who worked as night-time office cleaners and daytime cleaning ladies in postwar Toronto. Drawing on union records, newspapers, and interviews, feminist labor historians Susana P. Miranda and Franca Iacovetta piece together the lives of immigrant women who bucked convention by reshaping […]
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