National Day of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa 2021
On February 7, the Universidade Católica Portuguesa celebrates its National Day, under the motto “The Value of a University with Values”.
On this day, relevant to the whole academic community, a Thanksgiving Mass will be celebrated at the Church of Nossa Senhora dos Navegantes, in Parque das Nações, Lisbon, at 11 a.m., and will be broadcast live by TVI.
His Eminence D. Manuel Clemente, Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon and our Great Chancellor will preside at the celebration.
The celebration of the National Day of Universidade Católica Portuguesa is postponed to March 26, if sanitary conditions allow.
To read the Rector message, click here (only available on portuguese).
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