Christmas celebrations at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa

The Universidade Católica Portuguesa invites the entire academic community to take part in the Christmas Eucharist and Christmas Party on its various campuses.

Also on December 19th, the Christmas Eucharist is celebrated at the Braga Campus (CRB) at 6 pm, followed by the Dinner for the Academic Community and a musical performance at 9.30 pm.

The Christmas celebrations began on December 11th at the Porto Campus, with Christmas Mass at 6.30pm, followed by a dinner for teachers and staff.

At the headquarters in Lisbon, Christmas Mass was celebrated on December 12th at noon in the Cardinal Medeiros Auditorium. Also on this day, the Christmas Party was held at 4pm at the headquarters in Lisbon, with a performance by the Católica Lisbon Big Band.

On  December 13th, the Católica Medical School realised at 6.50pm, followed by the Christmas Party.

On the Viseu Campus, the Christmas Mass took place on the december 18th at 4pm, followed by a snack for the entire academic community.

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