October 2025 brought farewells to artists, actors, musicians, and thinkers whose work shaped film, television, music, and science for decades. From pioneers of docudrama and jazz to beloved TV icons ...

A century after the death of Antoni Gaudí, the central tower of the Sagrada Familia will be inaugurated by Pope Leo XIV tomorrow. For our Gaudí Centenary series we look at the mastery of the ...

The pontiff praised the new Tower of Jesus Christ at Barcelona's Sagrada Família in a ceremony attended by around 120,000 people, ending with a light and fireworks show. The spectacular inauguration ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Barcelona's iconic Sagrada Familia Basilica is officially complete after 144 years, a ...

It’s inevitable — everyone looks up. When visitors arrive at Barcelona’s Sagrada Família, their eyes instinctively follow the surreal twisting lines of the basilica’s sculptural towers until they ...

BARCELONA, Spain — Pope Leo XIV will hold Mass at Barcelona’s iconic La Sagrada Família on Wednesday, when he will offer a papal blessing to the highest spire of what is now the tallest church in the ...

The pontiff celebrated 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 arrived in Barcelona, Spain, on June 10 to bless the new tower of the Sagrada Familia Basilica. In a widely hailed development, the central Tower of Jesus Christ was completed in February ...

Antoni Gaudí, the architect behind Barcelona’s most visited attraction – the Sagrada Família church – was hit by a tram in 1926 and died after not receiving immediate medical attention as onlookers ...

As completion of 144-year basilica nears, questions swirl over resemblance of church to architect’s original plans It has been a long wait but 144 years after work began, Pope Leo XIV has blessed the ...

BARCELONA—One of the world’s most famous construction sites, the Basilica of the Sagrada Família, is finally nearing completion after 144 years of work. Not everyone here is celebrating. As this city ...