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Diplomacy | President António José Seguro to meet Pope Leo XIV Diplomacy | Prime Minister Luís Montenegro to address the  81st UN General Assembly Community | Nazaré and Half Moon Bay to establish sister-city partnership Community: Remembering the Portuguese victims of September 9/11 Community | Portuguese citizen detained by ICE has been deported
 

Diplomacy | President António José Seguro to meet Pope Leo XIV – Vatican

Portugal’s President, António José Seguro, arrived in Rome on Wednesday, September 23, for a two-day official visit to the Holy See, with an audience with Pope Leo XIV scheduled for Thursday, September 24, at 9:00 a.m. local time at the Vatican.  The Portuguese Presidency confirms that the official visit program also includes talks with Archbishop […]

Diplomacy | Prime Minister Luís Montenegro to address the  81st UN General Assembly – New York, NY

Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro will travel to New York from September 22 to 24 to represent Portugal at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. On Thursday, September 24, Montenegro is expected to deliver Portugal’s national address to the Assembly at approximately 2:15 p.m. New York time. The theme for this year’s […]

Community | Nazaré and Half Moon Bay to establish sister-city partnership – California

The Municipality of Nazaré, Portugal, and the City of Half Moon Bay, California, are moving forward with a new sister-city partnership designed to strengthen ties between two coastal communities united by the sea, maritime traditions, tourism, Portuguese heritage and an international reputation for big-wave surfing. On July 21, 2026, the Half Moon Bay City Council […]

Community: Remembering the Portuguese victims of September 9/11 – New York, NY

As the United States marks the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the Portuguese-American community joins the nation in remembering the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives, including five Portuguese citizens and four Portuguese descendants known to have been killed at the World Trade Center in New York City. The nine […]

Community | Portuguese citizen detained by ICE has been deported – Lisbon, Portugal

Hugo Freitas de Sousa, 39, a native of Terceira Island in the Azores, has returned to Lisbon, Portugal, after spending approximately six weeks in U.S. immigration detention in Tacoma, Washington state.  Sousa, who had lived in the United States for about 35 years, emigrated with his parents as a child and held permanent-resident status through […]

Community: President José Manuel Bolieiro visiting Massachusetts and Rhode Island – Official Program

23 August 2022

The President of the Government of the Azores, José Manuel Bolieiro, will be on a six-day visit to Massachusetts and Rhode Islands, from August 24 to August 29. In Massachusetts, he will be the guest of honor in the celebration of the 34th Holy Ghost Festival of New England, taking place in Fall River, August […]

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Opinion | Heated clashes over global warming | – by Len Port

23 August 2022

Amid the wildfires and droughts in Portugal and across the European continent, there has been no sign of a return to China’s co-operation agreement with the United States in combating global warming. The wildfires and droughts exemplify the ever-present danger of climate change, but the surprising breakdown of the agreement signed by China and the […]

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Holy Ghost Feast: President José Manuel Bolieiro guest of honor – Fall River, MA

20 August 2022

The President of the Government of the Azores, José Manuel Bolieiro, is the guest of honor at the celebration of the 34th Holy Ghost Festival of New England, taking place August 24 to 29. António Maló de Abreu, member of the Portuguese Parliament and José Andrade, Regional Director for Communities, will be also attending as […]

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Calamity: Extreme heat causing devastating wildfires across the country – Portugal

16 August 2022

Portugal has been under waves of extreme heat and severe drought, which continues to cause wildfires outbreaks throughout the country. Starting August 6, intense fires have spread throughout Serra da Estrela, central Portugal, including the municipalities of Guarda, Manteigas and Covilhã. On Tuesday, the smoke from the huge wildfires in Serra da Estrela enveloped skyscrapers […]

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Posted in Featured, Portugal, World

Fátima: Bishop Edgar Cunha leading international pilgrimage of emigrants – Fall River, MA

12 August 2022

Thousands of pilgrims are expected this weekend at the Sanctuary of Fátima, Portugal, to participate in the National Pilgrimage of Migrant and Refugees presided over by Bishop Edgar Cunha of Fall River, Massachusetts. The pilgrimage, which is 60 years old, is an initiative of the Portuguese Catholic Work for Migration, an organism of the Portuguese […]

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Brazil: D.Pedro’s heart borrowed for bicentennial independence celebrations – Portugal

11 August 2022

The heart of D. Pedro I (1798-1834), the first emperor of Brazil, will be temporarily transferred from Portugal to Brazil, on August 21, as part of the  bicentennial commemorations of the country’s independence. According to the official page of Porto City Hall, the organ, preserved in formaldehyde inside an urn, is currently on public display, […]

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Posted in Brazil, Featured, Heritage, People, Portugal, World