Pope Leo’s Illuminating Evening at La Sagrada Familia
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A Parade of Giants and Stubborns Celebrates the Tower of Jesus of the Holy Family in Homage to Gaudí
A 'cercavila' of popular culture has visited the streets of Barcelona this Sunday, from Casa Batlló to the Sagrada Familia, to celebrate the inauguration of the tower of Jesus. The festival of the city's giants and heady comparsas arrives a few days after the visit of Pope Leo XIV to Barcelona, who last Wednesday presided over the act of inauguration and blessing of the new tower, coinciding with the centenary of the death of the architect.
Pope Leo’s Illuminating Evening at La Sagrada Familia
Daniel Ibanez Interior shot of the Mass in the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia. COMMENTARY: The Holy Father, more than 15 years after Pope Benedict XVI’s visit, spoke of the grand edifice’s symbol as a continuing proclamation of Christ to the culture of Catalonia, and to the world.
The project faces the critical challenge of the Fachada de la Gloria, conceived by the architect Antoni Gaudí as the main entrance of the temple, whose execution requires the demolition of two blocks of inhabited and commercial buildings on Mallorca street.
In 2010 he participated in the organization of the visit of Benedict XVI, who consecrated the Holy Family. One year later Archbishop Sistach appointed him president delegate of the Construction Board and until today. With Camps, the basilica has taken a leap of scale: the increase of visitors (4.8 million in 2025), has generated revenues (134.5 million last year) that have translated into a rhythm of works never seen before. The completion and a…
Pope Leo XIV’s recent visit to the Sagrada Familia of Barcelona once again placed one of the most emblematic monuments in the world at the centre of today. Millions of people identify this temple with the genius of Antoni Gaudí, with the city of Barcelona or with the Catholic Church. However, few know the history of a figure closely linked to Ceuta who played a decisive role in ensuring the continuity of the work: Jaime Catalá i Albosa. Although…
The inauguration of the Tower of Jesus Christ of the Holy Family was accompanied by an impressive spectacle of lights that left thousands of attendees speechless. The event, held in the framework of the centenary of the death of Antoni Gaudí, combined lights, music, drones and visual effects that illuminated the sky of the city. During the show, the new tower, which reaches 172.5 meters in height, became the great protagonist, while images inspi…
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