Maria do Céu da Conceição received in Belém
The President of the Republic received, in audience, Maria do Céu da Conceição, an Emirates Airlines air hostess, founder of the Dhaka Project (a children’s aid organization in Bangladesh) and who was elected Woman of the Year in the United Arab Emirates.
The President of the Republic will issue a declaration concerning the Parliamentary Bill that allows marriage between people of the same gender today, at 20.15 hours, in the Palace of Belém.
Awarding Cup to F.C. Porto
The President of the Republic attended, in the National Stadium, the Portuguese Football Cup Final, and awarded the trophy to the winning team, Futebol Clube do Porto, who won the match against Grupo Desportivo de Chaves by 2-1.
Farewell in Porto
The President of the Republic and Mrs. Cavaco Silva took their leave from Pope Benedict XVI in Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport, Porto, at the end of His four day visit to Portugal.
Cavaco Silva and Benedict XVI in Fátima
The President of the Republic and Mrs. Cavaco Silva attended, in Fátima, the ceremonies presided by Pope Benedict XVI in the Cova da Iria Shrine, included in his visit to Portugal.
Mass celebrated in Terreiro do Paço
The President of the Republic and Mrs. Cavaco Silva attended in Terreiro do Paço, in Lisbon, the first mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI during his visit to Portugal.
Benedict XVI in Belém
The President of the Republic and Mrs. Cavaco Silva received the visit of Pope Benedict XVI in the Palace of Belém, where he held a private meeting with the Portuguese Head of State.
Ceremony in Império Square
In the first official act after His arrival on a four day visit to Portugal, Pope Benedict XVI received the protocol State Honours in the Jerónimos Monastery, by a battalion of the Academy of the Armed Forces, with the Holy See and Portuguese Hymns played the Navy Band.
Arrival in Lisbon
In the beginning of His four day visit to Portugal, Pope Benedict XVI received welcoming greetings from the President of the Republic and Mrs. Cavaco Silva at Lisbon Airport, in a ceremony where a juvenile choir from the Academy of Saint Cecilia took part.
Audience in Belém
The President of the Republic received, in audience, former Portuguese Ministers of Finance.
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