Barcelona's Sagrada Familia has reached a historic milestone. After 144 years, the final major tower, the Tower of Jesus Christ, is complete. This brings the iconic church to its full height. Pope Leo XIV will preside over an inauguration ceremony. The project faced many challenges, including war and funding issues.

Soaring 50 stories above Barcelona, the Sagrada Família basilica has been under construction for nearly a century and a half – the improbable dream of architect Antoni Gaudí, who…

Delayed by wars, politics and funding shortfalls, Sagrada Família’s imposing but unfinished presence has dominated Barcelona’s skyline for decades. Now, the long-awaited final…

Barcelona's Sagrada Familia has reached a historic milestone. After 144 years, the final major tower, the Tower of Jesus Christ, is complete. This brings the iconic church to its…

Pope Leo on June 9 arrived in Barcelona where he will celebrate mass in the Sagrada Familia Basilica and bless the new tower that has made it the world's tallest church. It was…

The pontiff’s visit to Sagrada Familia is timed to coincide with the centenary of the death of the man who first imagined it: the legendary Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí.

A 100 anni dalla morte dell’architetto, Leone XIV benedice l’ultimo atto della costruzione infinita. Ora la basilica di Barcellona è la chiesa più alta del mondo. Disseminata di…

Pope Leo will bless the Sagrada Familia's soaring central Jesus Christ tower in Barcelona on Wednesday, ahead of a visit to the Canary Islands where he will focus on immigration.…

Pope Leo XIV will bless the giant new tower of the famed Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona on Wednesday and celebrate mass inside what is now the world's tallest church.

Seit mehr als 140 Jahren wird sie gebaut - und heute weiht Papst Leo XIV. den Hauptturm der Sagrada Família in Barcelona. Die Baustelle war ein Touristenmagnet - doch an einigen…

Pope Leo XIV will celebrate mass at Barcelona's Sagrada Família on Wednesday and bless its final tower, marking the completion of Antoni Gaudí's masterpiece and making it the…

Débutée en 1882 sous la direction d’Antoni Gaudí, la construction de l’extravagante église catalane s’achèvera-t-elle un jour ? Alors que la tour principale de la basilique est…

La Torre de Jesucristo, que bendecirá el papa León XIV en su visita a Barcelona, se ha inaugurado un siglo después de la muerte de su creador

Antoni Gaudí, dubbed “God’s architect,” designed the Sagrada Familia, and was put on the path to sainthood by Leo’s predecessor Pope Francis.

As completion of 144-year construction nears, questions swirl over resemblance of church to architect’s original plans

C'est une fierté nationale en Espagne. Le pape Léon XIV va inaugurer ce mercredi 10 juin après-midi la grande tour de la célèbre Sagrada Familia, à Barcelone, chef-d’œuvre de…

Leo called Gaudí’s unfinished temple, one of the world’s most visited monuments, a “sign of unity and harmony for all of Spain,” an ongoing building project like the lifelong…

El sumo pontífice llegó a la obra maestra modernista aún inacabada de Antoni Gaudí, justo un siglo después de la muerte del venerado arquitecto, ferviente católico y cuyo proceso…

Exactly one hundred years since the architect’s death, Pope Leo XIV visited the iconic basilica to celebrate a Mass and inaugurate the tower which makes the church the tallest in…

León XIV ha conmemorado en una misa solemne el centenario de la muerte de Antoni Gaudí, arquitecto del templo.

Pope Leo XIV visited the iconic basilica to celebrate a Mass and inaugurate the tower which makes the church the tallest in the world.