On 10 June 2026 Pope Leo XIV officiated a solemn mass commemorating the hundredth anniversary of Antoni Gaudí’s death and blesses the tower of Jesus Christ. Then the tower of Jesus Christ was illuminated for the first time.
Barcelona has reached a new milestone: the Sagrada Familia, the city's most recognizable icon, has just become the tallest church in the world. At 172.50 meters tall, the basilica designed by Antoni Gaudí has surpassed Germany's Ulmer Münster, which had held the record since the late 19th century, by just over a meter.