An independent commission has reported that more than 4,800 children were abused within the Catholic Church in Portugal but warned that figure could be much higher.
Ewa Schaedler from the Third Way party called the vote ''symbolic'' and ''a breakthrough'' for Polish women. However the subject remains divisive in the mostly Catholic country.
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Catholics in Ecuador took part in the Good Friday procession in central Quito, some of them wearing the traditional purple hoods known locally as "cucuruchos."
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Pope Taken to Hospital , After Getting the Flu.
Pope Francis was taken to a hospital on
Tiber Island on Feb. 28, NBC News reports. .
After the general audience Pope Francis went to the Gemelli Isola Tiberina Hospital for some diagnostic tests. At the end he returned to the Vatican, Vatican, via statement.
The 87-year-old pontiff canceled his appointments on Feb. 24 and Feb. 25
after battling flu symptoms days prior. .
In July 2021, Francis was hospitalized for
10 days after having intestinal surgery.
In April 2023, he was hospitalized
for three days with bronchitis.
In November 2023, breathing
problems caused him to cancel an international trip and other activities.
The pope was asked about his
health in a recent interview.
He replied, "Still alive, you know.".
However, the pope has repeatedly indicated that he would step down if his health prohibits him from leading the Catholic Church, just as his predecessor, Benedict XVI, did in 2013.
However, the pope has repeatedly indicated that he would step down if his health prohibits him from leading the Catholic Church, just as his predecessor, Benedict XVI, did in 2013.
Benedict was the first pope in 600 years
to step down, NBC News reports
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Portugal’s far-right Chega party made historic gains in the country’s national elections held in early March. Taking 18% of the vote, the party sought to seduce Portugal’s youth, in a year which marks 50 years since Portugal overthrew its dictatorship.
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"I learnt about the revolution from a newspaper article while I was in exile in Canada", says Sérgio Godinho, one of the loudest resistance voices of the Portuguese revolution.
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Fifty years after the Carnation Revolution, Cunha's photographs continue to immortalise the military coup that changed the course of Portuguese contemporary history.
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A new inquiry report published in Portugal has disclosed very disturbing assessments when it comes to cases of child sexual abuse by the members of Church. The number of victims..if taken as a..
Lisbon residents are shocked by the report published by an independent commission revealing that at least 4,815 minors have been sexually abused in the Portuguese Catholic Church since 1950.
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