Pope Leo XIV blesses Sagrada Família’s new tower, now the world’s tallest church
The blessing came during a mass marking a century since the death of architect Antoni Gaudí.
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Pope Leo XIV has blessed a newly completed tower of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona, the basilica that is now the tallest church in the world, during a mass marking 100 years since the death of its architect, Antoni Gaudí.
Construction of Gaudí’s masterwork has continued for well over a century, funded largely by visitors drawn from around the globe.
A long road to completion
The basilica’s builders say the central tower brings the project close to the form Gaudí imagined, a milestone generations of craftspeople have worked toward.
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