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
Pope Leo XIV will inaugurate the central tower of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica during his visit to Spain next month.
Pope Leo XIV will celebrate a Mass at the Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona on June 10 to inaugurate the highest tower of the work of Antoni Gaudí, on the occasion of the centenary of his death, according to the calendar of his trip to Spain (6-12 June) published Wednesday.
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estrepublicain.frThis will take place during a six-day journey of the Pope in Iberian land. The journey of Leo XIV will begin with the capital, Madrid, from Saturday 6 June with a meeting with King Felipe VI.
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All the details of Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Spain this June and of his stop in Barcelona to bless the highest tower of the Sagrada Família will be announced this Wednesday at 12 noon. The Vatican wanted to wait until it was a precise month before the beginning of the expedition to make the itinerary official. One of the acts that will be explained, according to EL PERIÓDICO, is a great event at the Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc that organizes the pro…
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