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The Ascensor da Glória funicular in Lisbon, Portugal, crashed on Sept. 3, 2025, killing 17 people and injuring at least 23.

UPDATE: Pope Leo, patriarch in Lisbon pray for those killed, injured in cable car accident

Sep 4, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The patriarch of Lisbon offered his prayers for the dead and injured in an accident involving the Elevador da Glória,... Read more

Cardinal Manuel Clemente, the Patriarch of Lisbon, greets attendees of World Youth Day at the opening Mass on Aug. 1, 2023, in Lisbon, Portugal.

Pope Francis names new patriarch of Lisbon following World Youth Day

Aug 10, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis on Aug. 10 also accepted the resignation of Cardinal-Patriarch Manuel Clemente, who has led the patriarchate since May... Read more

Patriarch Manuel Clemente of Lisboa after receiving the pallium from Pope Francis in Saint Peter Basilica on June 29, 2013.

A cultural focus for Pope Francis' Portuguese cardinal

Jan 7, 2015

Pope Francis’ selection of Patriarch Manuel Macario do Nascimento Clemente of Lisbon as a new cardinal will bring to the... Read more