Antoni Gaudí, the mystic master of Catalan Modernism, has taken an unexpected step in ecclesiastical ascent. This week, the ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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

Pope Francis has taken the first step toward making Antoni Gaudí, the famed architect of Barcelona’s Sagrada Família, a saint. On Monday (April 14), Pope Francis recognized the “heroic virtues” of the ...

The Vatican has moved Antoni Gaudí, the architect behind Barcelona's famed Sagrada Familia church, a step closer toward ...

Antoni Gaudi, the designer of one of Spain’s most famous religious sites, the Sagrada Familia to be immortalised as the Pope ...

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

Pope Francis and the Catholic Church have placed barcelona-born architect Antoni Gaudi on the path to sainthood.