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Pope dedicates towering Sagrada Família spire as Barcelona landmark reaches new height
Pope Leo XIV consecrated the 172.5-meter Tower of Jesus Christ at Barcelona’s Sagrada Família on Monday, marking the completion of Antoni Gaudí’s most ambitious vision. The milestone, 100 years after Gaudí’s death, drew Spain’s royals and drew global attention to the basilica’s soaring new silhouette.