The pontiff will offer a Mass in Antoni Gaudí’s iconic, unfinished basilica during his Spain trip. But for some Barcelona residents, completing the construction could mean knocking down their homes.
Pope Leo XIV will offer his formal blessing to the highest spire of the world’s tallest church, when he holds Mass at the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona.
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. The church is a still-unfinished modernist masterpiece by architect Antoni Gaudi that was visited by nearly five million p...
Manchester City are considering a major summer move for Barcelona left-back Alejandro Balde, with reports from England suggesting that a bid worth up to €70 million could be on the table in the comi...
Real Madrid’s attempt to land Julian Alvarez has turned into one of the most talked-about stories in Spanish football, but not because of the size of the offer. Instead, it is Atletico Madrid’s p...
More than 100 members of the Castellers de Vilafranca built a 10-metre-high human tower to welcome Pope Leo
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. The Pope has received a rapturous reception during his visit to Spain where he on Sunday held an open-air mass with 1...
Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday urged greater attention to mental health after hearing emotional testimonies from young people at a prayer vigil in Barcelona, including a woman who described surviving a suicide attempt. He called on public health systems to address the "invisible and widespread malaise"...
Milan are monitoring Andreas Christensen as a potential free transfer target, with the Danish centre-back set to leave Barcelona when his contract expires on 30 June. According to Mundo Deportivo, via ...
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Pontiff appeals in Catalan for harmony on Barcelona leg of Spain tour after making football foes in city To the delight of many, Pope Leo XIV kicked off the Barcelona leg of his week-long visit to Spain with a few words in Catalan, calling on the faithful who had gathered in the city’s cathedral ...
One hundred years after his death, Antoni Gaudí remains one of the world's most influential architects and the creator of Barcelona's most iconic landmarks. In this special edition of arts24, Eve Jackson travels to the Catalan capital to explore the extraordinary legacy of the visionary behind t...
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 completed after 144 years spent under construction. The Pope's visit coincides with the 100th year of its architect's ...