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Portugese Catholics fight to bring back the “work-free Sunday”

06-03-2023

Southern Europe

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Portugese Catholics fight to bring back the “work-free Sunday”

A shopper passes cheese at a supermarket. Photo EPA, Neil Hall

Southern Europe

A Catholic organisation in Portugal wants to revive the idea of a “work-free Sunday”.

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