Pope Leo XIV, Barcelona and Sagrada Familia
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Pope Leo XIV will hold Mass at Barcelona’s iconic La Sagrada Familia where he will offer a blessing to the highest spire of the world’s tallest church.
MADRID (AP) — Pope Leo XIV challenged Europe to acknowledge Christianity’s contributions to its cultural identity Sunday, as he presided over a Mass in Madrid attended by more than a million people and honored Spain’s centuries-old traditions of religious devotion and culture.
The Spanish king and queen traveled to Barcelona on Wednesday to join Pope Leo for a historic mass, marking the symbolic completion of one of the world’s most recognized buildings. Pope Leo blessed the 18th and final completed tower at Barcelona’s ...
It was a profoundly religious experience that he and they are likely to treasure in their hearts for many years.