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.
The President of the Republic addressed a message of condolences to the Family of Dr. Mário Montalvão Machado.
Audience in Belém
The President of the Republic received, in audience, former Portuguese Ministers of Finance.
Decorated individualities
Six individualities who distinguished themselves, whilst agents of innovation throughout their lives and in the exerecise of their activities, were decorated by the President of the Republic in Óbidos, where the 3rd Campaign of the Route to the Local Innovatory Communities, held in the North of the Western Region, was concluded.
Concert in Eduardo Brazão Theatre
In another stage of the he Route to the Local Innovatory Communities, dedicated to the North of the Western Region, the President of the Republic gave consideration, in Bombarral, to the valuation of the cultural heritage.
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