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Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia becomes world’s tallest church as central tower is crowned

News Desk20th February 202624th February 2026

20th February 202624th February 2026628

Builders working on Barcelona’s still-unfinished Sagrada Familia basilica placed the final element atop its largest tower on Friday, bringing the height of the world’s tallest...

Pope Leo XIV to visit Madrid, Barcelona and Canary Islands this year, cardinal says

News Desk12th January 202619th January 2026

12th January 202619th January 2026890

Pope Leo XIV is considering a visit to Spain later this year, with proposed stops in Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands, in a move...

Sagrada Família to complete tallest tower in 2026, marking Gaudí centenary

News Desk19th September 202522nd September 2025

19th September 202522nd September 20253432

Barcelona’s landmark Sagrada Familia is expected to crown its highest tower in 2026, coinciding with the centenary of the death of its visionary architect Antoni...

Climate activists hurl paint at Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia over wildfires

News Desk1st September 20258th September 2025

1st September 20258th September 20253178

Climate activists splashed red and black paint across Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia on Sunday to protest the summer wildfires that have scorched parts of Spain, the...

Vatican puts ‘God’s architect’, the Catalan Antoni Gaudí, on path to sainthood

News Desk16th April 202521st April 2025

16th April 202521st April 20251513

The Vatican has put Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí on the path to sainthood in acknowledgement of his ‘heroic virtues’. Often referred to as ‘God’s architect’,...

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A 5.5 tonne star is born on top of the iconic Sagrada Família in Barcelona

Shane Broderick9th December 202113th December 2021

9th December 202113th December 20216814

The Barcelona skyline has a new star – after the 12-point star on top of the tower of the Virgin Mary of the iconic Sagrada Família was lit...

Barça’s Camp Nou and Gaudí’s Sagrada Família could become vaccination centres

News Desk9th February 202125th February 2021

9th February 202125th February 20212476

Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (25 Feb) FC Barcelona’s giant Camp Nou stadium, as well as Gaudí’s Sagrada Família cathedral in Barcelona, in addition to other ’emblematic’ landmarks,...

Construction resumes on the Sagrada Familia – yet fall in tourism revenue delays completion date

Catherine Howley29th January 20219th December 2021

29th January 20219th December 20219892

After an eight-month hiatus, workers have returned to the task of completing Antoni Gaudí’s acclaimed temple, the Sagrada Familia. Forced to close its door to...

General strike in Catalonia – updates

News Desk18th October 201920th October 2019

18th October 201920th October 20193658

Catalonia is holding a general strike today, Friday 18 October, in protest at the guilty verdict of the 2017 referendum leaders, including other demands. Pro-independence...

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Sagrada Família gets building permit after 134 years

Newsdesk / ACN8th June 201911th June 2019

8th June 201911th June 20192723

It’s taken over 130 years since work first began on it, but Barcelona’s iconic cathedral designed by Antoni Gaudí, the Sagrada Família, has finally been...

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