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Filipe D'Avillez
Portugal draws inspiration from the martyrs of Morocco
pope francis has granted the diocese of coimbra, in central portugal, a jubilee year which began on january 12 and will run until january 17...
Portugal's pro-lifers face an uphill battle to stop euthanasia
euthanasia is a step closer to being legalised in portugal, following elections that took place on october 6, which strengthened the three p...
A fascinating study of Spain that fails to do the Church justice
after the fall by tobias buck weidenfeld and nicolson, 320pp, £20/$24.50 last month, spanish political parties failed, yet again, to come to...
The day Catholic students took on the KKK - and won
the ku klux klan seems like a bit of a joke to most people today, but in the 1920s the organisation was extremely influential. in some state...
Meanwhile: 'Clerical Ronaldo' divides Portuguese parliament
when a team of portuguese priests won an indoor football competition, they could hardly have imagined the divisions their triumph would prov...
As the Cyclone Idai crisis deepens, the Church is on the frontline
the church in mozambique is scrambling to try to help hundreds of thousands of people in the district of beira who have been left stranded b...
Why the Angolan government is closing hundreds of churches
up to 1,000 churches of various denominations have been shut down by authorities in angola, on the western coast of africa. a new law determ...
A newspaper has apologised for claiming a bishop denied Mary’s virginity
the bishop of oporto caused an international outcry last month after appearing to deny the virgin birth. bishop manuel linda appeared alongs...
Why the Church is backing Angola's reformist president
one of africa’s largest nations is experiencing a dramatic political shake-up – and the church appears to be delighted. catholic leaders in ...
Even in exile, Syriac Orthodox Christians remain divided
it is cold and gloomy when i ask one of the syriac orthodox youths in the swedish city of södertälje to describe to me what the past year ha...
Portugal: Child’s play
one country offers lessons in how to evangelise young catholics at a time when the church is reflecting on how to attract young people, port...
Interview: Metropolitan Hilarion on the Orthodox crisis
when i met the senior russian orthodox official metropolitan hilarion in lisbon last week, i asked him about the current crisis in the ortho...
The improbable Secretary-General
in 2004, catholics in europe received an alarming wake-up call when the italian rocco buttiglione was turned down for a european commission ...
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