Pope to Inaugurate Barcelona's Sagrada Familia Tower and Meet with Migrants in June Trip to Spain
The trip will include Masses, a youth vigil and meetings with migrant groups as Spain deploys more than 13,000 security personnel.
- Pope Leo XIV will celebrate Mass at Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica next month and inaugurate the basilica's central Tower of Jesus Christ during a six-day visit to Spain, according to a Vatican itinerary published Wednesday.
- The June 10 Mass marks the 100th anniversary of the death of architect Antoni Gaudi, whom the Catholic Church declared 'venerable' in 2025, the first step toward sainthood.
- Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said earlier this week that Spanish authorities will deploy more than 13,000 police officers and Civil Guard personnel under a 'maximum level' security operation for the visit.
- The pope will travel to the Canary Islands, a key entry point for migrants, to meet with organizations working there, continuing his role as a vocal defender of migrants.
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Pope will inaugurate Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia tower and meet with migrants in June trip to Spain
ROME — Pope Leo XIV will inaugurate the soaring central tower of Barcelona’s famed Sagrada Familia basilica when he visits Spain next month in a weeklong trip that will also take him to a migrant reception center in the Canary Islands, the Vatican said Wednesday. The June 6-12 visit will first bring Leo to Madrid for meetings with the government, parliament and King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia. He will also preside over a prayer vigil with young…
Pope Leo XIV will celebrate a Mass in the Sagrada Familia of Barcelona on June 10, centenary of the death of its creator, Antoni Gaudí, where he will bless the highest tower of the temple, according to the agenda of his trip to Spain (6-12 June) announced on Wednesday.
The papal visit to Spain will be historic. Leo XIV will make a visit to the Sagrada Familia, in Barcelona, before going to the Canary Islands to meet migrants and religious.
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