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Pope Leo to hold iconic mass at Spain’s Sagrada Família cathedral
BARCELONA, Spain — Pope Leo XIV will hold Mass at Barcelona’s iconic La Sagrada Familia on Wednesday where he will offer a papal blessing to the highest spire of what is now the tallest church in the world. Sagrada Familia’s distinctive Modernist basilica has been under construction for more than 140 years but, in February, work finally finished on the central Tower of Jesus Christ, which stands at 566 feet high and is crowned with a gigantic five-story ceramic cross. The Mass in Barcelona...
Faithful line streets as Pope Leo to bless Sagrada Família on centenary of Gaudí’s death
As completion of 144-year construction nears, questions swirl over resemblance of church to architect’s original plansTen hours before he was due to pass by, the faithful were already picking their spots along the route Pope Leo XIV will take on his brief journey to bless Antoni Gaudí’s iconic church the Sagrada Família. It’s been a long wait but this evening, 144 years after work began, the pope will bless the basilica’s recently completed central tower in the presence of members of the...
Faithful line streets as Pope Leo to bless Sagrada Família on centenary of Gaudí’s death
As completion of 144-year construction nears, questions swirl over resemblance of church to architect’s original plansTen hours before he was due to pass by, the faithful were already picking their spots along the route Pope Leo XIV will take on his brief journey to bless Antoni Gaudí’s iconic church the Sagrada Família. It’s been a long wait but this evening, 144 years after work began, the pope will bless the basilica’s recently completed central tower in the presence of members of the...
Spain: Pope Leo XIV surprises passengers with cockpit visit on Madrid-Barcelona flight
Images released by Iberia showed the pontiff speaking with pilots, addressing passengers from the front of the aircraft and greeting crew members during the short journey across Spain. The flight was also escorted by a fighter jet before landing in Barcelona, where thousands of faithful gathered for the pope’s arrival. In Barcelona, Leo is due to bless the newly completed central tower of the Sagrada Família Basilica, which has become the world’s tallest church.
A century without Gaudí: Barcelona celebrates the architect who turned the city into a work of art
The master craftsman of Catalan modernism created the architectural stereotypes that now draw hordes of tourists to Barcelona, which will not see his magnum opus, the Sagrada Família, completed in 2026 as planned. The episode is well known. At around six in the evening on 7 June 1926, Antoni Gaudí i Cornet was on his way to his daily mass in Plaça de Sant Felip Neri, a tucked-away corner in the heart of Barcelona’s Gòtic quarter where the dwindling local community, embodied by the children...
Pope Leo XIV to Hold Mass at Spain’s Iconic Basilica
Pope Leo XIV will hold mass at Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Família where he will offer a papal blessing to the highest spire of what is now the tallest church in the world. The church’s newly completed tower of Jesus Christ now shimmers above the city as the crowning achievement of Antoni Gaudí’s extraordinary vision. NBC’s Molly Hunter reports for TODAY.
Pope Leo XIV's Sagrada Familia visit highlights Gaudí's enduring legacy
"Lift up your eyes" is the motto of Pope Leo XIV's upcoming visit to Spain. It's an invitation to look up at the soaring towers of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona. The Pope's visit comes as the city marks the centenary of Antoni Gaudí's death and celebrates the completion of the basilica's central Tower of Jesus Christ.
Peculiar alliance with visiting pope a blessing for Spain’s Sánchez
Pope Leo XIV has embarked on a weeklong visit to Spain at a politically convenient moment for Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, whose scandal-hit government finds itself on the same side as the pontiff on some of the most contentious issues in global politics. Pope Leo has become one of the Catholic Church’s most outspoken advocates for migrants, calling on leaders to treat migrants “with dignity” while criticizing the U.S. government’s approach as “inhumane.”...
Spain: Pope Leo XIV surprises passengers with cockpit visit on Madrid-Barcelona flight
Pope Leo XIV made a rare visit to the cockpit mid-flight before greeting passengers and crew during his flight from Madrid to Barcelona on 9 June, marking the second stage of his week-long visit to Spain. Images released by Iberia showed the pontiff speaking with pilots, addressing passengers from the front of the aircraft and greeting crew members during the short journey across Spain. The flight was also escorted by a fighter jet before landing in Barcelona, where thousands of faithful...
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