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 ...

There’s no better example of that old saying ‘good things come to those who wait’ than Barcelona’s showstopping Sagrada Família. So far, it’s been 144 years in the making, and while there’s still a ...

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 ...

Antoni Gaudí‘s most famous creation hints at an alternate reality unaffected by the architectural disasters of the 20th century Nicholas Boys Smith is founder and chairman of Create Streets and a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 word unique is used way too much nowadays, but La Sagrada Familia, Antoni Gaudí’s magnum opus in Barcelona, is a rare architectural marvel that really is one of a kind. This remarkable edifice, ...

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—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 ...

Seth Doane is an award-winning CBS News correspondent based in Rome, Italy since 2016. Doane has covered terrorist attacks and breaking news across Europe, traveled with Pope Francis as part of his ...