29 June 2011
Cardinal José da Cruz Policarpo, the Patriarch of Lisbon, was quoted saying that “Theologically there is no fundamental obstacle,” that would preclude women’s ordination in the future and from saying the Mass from the altar, the Vatican Insider reported. According to the Cardinal of Lisbon, there will be women priests in the future “when God […]
29 June 2011
In 2001, Portugal became the first country in the European Union to decriminalize drug use. Portugal abolished criminal penalties for possession of drugs including substances classified as hard drugs. Rather than criminalizing drug users, people found in possession of drugs are sent to a “dissuasion commission” or “dissuasion board” for treatment by social workers and […]
28 June 2011
Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho’s cabinet is submitting its first government program to the legislature for debate and voting, on Thursday and Friday, an official source told LUSA News Agency. State Secretary, Luís Marques Guedes, said the program aimes to “fulfill completely” Portugal’s obligations under the financial rescue package and even “goes beyond” its demands. […]
28 June 2011
UNESCO has named the Fort Jesus in Mombasa, Kenya, as a World Heritage site. The monument with “exceptional universal value” was added to UNESCO’s list of sites on Monday, June 27. The United Nations organization described the fort as “one of the most notable and best preserved examples of 16th century Portuguese military fortifications and […]
27 June 2011
There were 151 ships that paid a call to the island of Madeira in the first five months of 2011, 14 more than in the same period a year ago, revealed the Madeira Port Authority (APM). In the first five months of 2011, the port of Funchal had a 10 percent increase in the number […]
27 June 2011
Union leader, Manuel Carvalho da Silva, head of CGTP (General Confederation of Portuguese Workers) — Portugal’s largest trade union confederation — met Monday with the newly appointed Minister of Economy, Álvaro Santos Pereira, to demand an increase in the national minimum wage from €485 euros/month ($692 USD) to €500 euros ($713 USD), before the end of the […]
