The Basilica of the Holy Family, or Sagrada Família, in Barcelona, Spain, designed by famed Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí, is seen in this March 13, 2020, photo. On April 14, 2025, Pope Francis declared Gaudí venerable, recognizing his heroic virtues in a decree announced during a Vatican audience with Cardinal Marcello Semeraro. (OSV News photo/Nacho Doce, Reuters) After well over a century under construction, Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica is ready to raise its immense central tower and become the tallest Christian church in Europe. The basilica’s General Director Xavier Martínez said on September 18 that “the tower will be finished at the end of this year or the beginning of 2026.” This…
