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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 […]

Internet: Festas do Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres broadcast live online – Azores

02 May 2013

The 2013 Festas do Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres, [Holy Feast of Christ of the  Miracles], taking place on the weekend of  May 3, 4, and 5, in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores, will be broadcast live online on the Internet. According to a statement from the organizers, on May 3, viewers around the world will […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Religion, São Miguel

Travel Alert: SATA Air Azores back on strike in May – more strikes on the way – Update

01 May 2013

Pilots and cabin crews at SATA Air Azores and SATA International will be back on strike effective May 2, 3, and 4, following several rounds of  talks between representatives of five unions and SATA management. The unions decided for strike action after talks collapsed Tuesday. SATA unions’ representative, Rui Luís, told the press that at the […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Travel, World

Poetry: Portuguese American poets reading at the Salem Poetry Festival – Massachusetts

01 May 2013

A group of Portuguese-American writers will participate Saturday, May 4, in the 2013 Salem Poetry Festival, in Massachusetts. Readers include Nancy Vieira Couto, Brian Sousa, Millicent Borges Accardi and Carlo Matos. More than 100 poets will engage with thousands of people at the festival. Associated with the reading series “Kale Soup for the Soul,” the […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Community, Featured, Heritage, People

Travel: U.S. Visas no longer processed in Ponta Delgada and Funchal – Portugal

30 April 2013

The Embassy of the United States in Lisbon announced Tuesday that, effective June 15, 2013, the U.S. Consulate General in Ponta Delgada, Azores, will no longer process visas. It also announced that the U.S. Consulate in Funchal, Madeira, will be closed effective June 7, 2013. The change reflects the relatively low demand for visa services […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Madeira, Organizations, Portugal, Travel, World

ILBA: Power of the Spirit – Finalist – 2013 Best Nonfiction Award – California

30 April 2013

The book, Power of the Spirit – A Portuguese Journey of Building Faith and Churches in California, is a finalist in the 15th. Annual International Latino Book Awards (ILBA), the largest awards in the USA celebrating achievements in Latino literature. The International Latino Book Awards, allowed this year, for the first time, entries from Portuguese […]

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Posted in Awards, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Religion, World

Breaking News: Powerful magnitude 6 earthquake struck the Azores – Updated

30 April 2013

An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck in the Atlantic Ocean 38 miles east of Ponta Delgada [Sao Miguel island] in Portugal’s Azores archipelago on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, but local authorities reported no immediate damage, itwas reported. The quake was at a depth of 9.4 miles, the survey said. “The quake was […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, São Miguel

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