12 October 2022
A crowd, said to have numbered as many as 70,000, witnessed the so-called Miracle of the Sun above the village of Fatima in central Portugal on 13th October 1917. But was it really a divine miracle, or is it all a bizarre myth? The event occurred during the First World War and just a few years […]
07 October 2022
Natália Correia lived one of the most productive and flamboyant lives in the history of Portuguese culture. In June 1950―a month bracketed by Senator Margaret Chase Smith’s denunciation of McCarthyism and the outbreak of the Korean conflict―Correia made her first visit to the United States. Moving from Boston, coastal Maine, and New Bedford, Massachusetts, to […]
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02 October 2022
The Portuguese American Leadership Council of the United States (PALCUS) is celebrating the 24th Annual PALCUS Leadership Awards Gala with a program of cultural and social events. This year’s festivities will take place in Washington, D.C., October 7-9, during Columbus Day weekend. The weekend-long celebration will include a reception and awards ceremony, brunch cruise, and […]
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01 October 2022
With the approach of the 105th anniversary of The Miracle of the Sun at Fatima in central Portugal, Catholics have been shocked by yet another revelation about the sexual abuse of children within the church. The Vatican has at long last acknowledged that in 2020 a Nobel Peace Prize-winning Catholic bishop received “disciplinary restrictions” and was […]
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23 September 2022
The President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, is visiting California, from September 23 to 29, at the invitation of the resident Portuguese American community, where he will participate in several community events. Although no official program is available, his itinerary will include stops in San Diego, Artesia, Turlock, Gustine, San Jose and San Francisco, […]
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22 September 2022
The Portuguese Attorney General’s Office has opened an investigation into the cyberattack that hit TAP Air Portugal which may have affected 1.5 million customers. Hackers have obtained the personal data of some of its customers and have been publishing the information on the dark web. On Thursday, Christine Ourmières, TAP’s chief executive, has apologized to […]
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