Antoni Gaudí, architect of the Sagrada Família, is one step closer to becoming a saint after the Vatican recognized him for ...

Pope Francis declared the Sagrada Familia architect “venerable,” the second step in the beatification process. He still must ...

The Sagrada Familia has faced the Spanish Civil War, fires, the COVID-19 pandemic and periods of economic growth and downturn. The ambitious church, situated in the Eixample district of Barcelona, is ...

Pope Francis on Monday signed a decree that recognized the 20th-century visionary’s “heroic virtues” and put him on the path ...

Jordi Faulí I Oller is currently the head architect of the basilica, the seventh to hold the position. Several architects who ...

Catholic artists have welcomed an announcement from Pope Francis which is paving the way for the canonisation of the ...

Antoni Gaudi was a devout Catholic and believed the construction of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica was his way to make ...

After a 35-year campaign, Barcelona’s most famous architect, Antoni Gaudí, designer of the still-unfinished La Sagrada ...

On 14 April 2025, Pope Francis declared Antoni Gaudí, the visionary behind Barcelona's Sagrada Família, 'Venerable', marking ...

The Vatican has put Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí on the path to sainthood in recognition of his "heroic virtues". Gaudí - ...