There is the intriguing possibility that a Portuguese, or at least a Portuguese-speaking, cardinal will succeed Pope Francis as the global head of the Catholic Church.
Yesterday, the Public Prosecutor's Office asked the court to apply a five year prison sentence to the young man, accused of stabbing his father to death in a village in Tavira, in an alleged context of domestic violence.
The GNR have confirmed that a 79 year old lady who had been missing since Sunday night in Monchique, was found on Monday “with minor injuries”.
The Algarve Local Health Units have today reestablished full activity, after non-urgent services were cancelled on Monday, due to the powercuts that affected the Iberian Peninsula.
Xutos & Pontapés in Silves, Os Azeitonas in Portimão, and UHF in Tavira are among the concerts scheduled in the Algarve during the celebrations of the 25th of April.
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has issued a warning about a new scam involving traditional mail. The letters, which have an official appearance, are sent on behalf of the Financial Information Unit of the PJ and contain false accusations related to tax debts and blocked bank accounts.
The National Federation of Doctors (FNAM) has "great concern" at a document they received from the Medical Oncology Service of the Algarve Local Health Unit (ULS Algarve), that clearly communicates and substantiates their exemption from liability of "the unacceptable degradation of working conditions and care provided to cancer patients in the region".
News of the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday has been received with great sadness, grief, and mourning by the predominantly Roman Catholic population in Portugal, as elsewhere.
