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Macau is a special administrative region of China that was under Portuguese rule from 1557 to 1999. With a population of about 680,000 in an area of about 33 square kilometers, Macau is one of the ...
We meet behind Macao’s most famous landmark, the Ruins of St. Paul’s. Only the stone facade remains of this 17th-century Catholic church, destroyed by a fire centuries earlier.
Churches and cuisine stretching back centuries still reflect Portugal’s legacy as Macao integrates into China. View on ...
The congregation and mission claim that the deed, issued during the Dutch occupation, was in the custody of Catholic priest Fr. Alvaro Martins Corado during World War II. The deed was lost after ...
According to one culture official, the New Cathedral of Coimbra, in Portugal, served as the model for Macau’s Church of St Paul – of which only the facade remains, following a fire in 1835.
MADRID — The Portuguese Catholic Church said Thursday it has unanimously agreed to pay some form of compensation to victims of sex abuse by clergy. HT Image The country's Bishops Conference said ...
The Portuguese Catholic Church has unanimously agreed to compensate victims of sex abuse by clergy; a fund will be created with contributions from all of the Portuguese dioceses.
A 2023 report by the Independent Committee for the Study of Child Abuse in the Catholic Church said more than 4,800 people may have been victims of child sex abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church.