The Latest Breaking News from Portugal

Woman thinks she is Madeleine McCann and claims to have evidence

Madeleine McCann disappeared from her family's holiday apartment in the Algarve, Portugal in 2007 - and despite extensive police investigations, she remains missing

Daily Mirror · Feb 17, 2023

Dance World Cup: Girls from NI academy set to compete in Portugal

"There has been a lot of hard work put into it and they have spent a lot of time in the studio. They have done amazing"

Belfast Live · Feb 17, 2023

Portugal to start major crackdown on Airbnb and other holiday rentals

Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa has introduced measures to encourage landlords to convert their holiday homes while banning all new licenses for Airbnbs

Daily Mirror · Feb 17, 2023

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry delivers telling response to USMNT question

Thierry Henry was asked about becoming the next USMNT boss with the Arsenal legend out of work after Roberto Martinez's move to Portugal following his Belgium exit after the World Cup.

Football London · Feb 16, 2023

Paul Scholes being proved right after identifying Man Utd's "young Cristiano Ronaldo"

Paul Scholes played with Cristiano Ronaldo during the Portugal international's first Manchester United spell, and saw parallels with one member of the current squad

Daily Mirror · Feb 14, 2023

More than 100 priests suspected of abuse remain active in Portugal's Catholic Church

More than 100 priests suspected of child sexual abuse remain active in church roles in Portugal, according to the head of a commission investigating the issue.

Reuters · Feb 14, 2023

Mother's Blessing: Microbiota From Mothers Regulates Lung Immunity In Newborns

A new study led by Bruno Silva Santos, group leader and vice-director at the Instituto de Medicina Molecular Joo Lobo Antunes (iMM; Portugal), and published in the scientific journal Cell Reports discovered that T cells influence the transfer of maternal microbiota during birth and nursing, as well as the lung…

Dynamite News · Feb 14, 2023

Over 4,000 children abused by Portugal’s Catholic Church: Report

A commission investigating the issue said 77 percent of perpetrators were priests, and most of the victims were men.

Al Jazeera · Feb 13, 2023

Portugal church sex abuse study finds 512 alleged victims

Senior church officials had previously claimed only a handful of cases occurred

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023

Child abuse found in Portugal Catholic Church is 'tip of iceberg', commission says

At least 4,815 children were sexually abused by members of the Portuguese Catholic Church - mostly priests - over the past 70 years, the commission investigating the issue said in a report on Monday, adding the findings are the "tip of the iceberg".

Reuters · Feb 13, 2023