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June 11, 2026 : Pope Leo XIV began his visit to the Sagrada Família on June 10, by praying before the Blessed Sacrament and visiting the tomb of Antoni Gaudí, whose vision shaped the Basilica into a monumental expression of Christian faith through architecture, light, color, and symbolism. Celebrating Mass on the centenary of Gaudí’s death and the blessing of the Tower of Jesus Christ, the Pope reflected on the Gospel’s call to faith and stressed that authentic belief in Christ is incompatible with violence, indifference, and neglect of those who suffer.
Greeting King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, who welcomed him alongside Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, as well as political and ecclesiastical authorities, Pope Leo stressed that the Basilica of the Sagrada Família opens its doors like outstretched arms, inviting everyone to this altar, to listen to the Word of God, which makes us a family beloved by the Lord and nourished by His very life in the Eucharist.
Addressing civil and religious leaders, he described the Basilica as a sign of unity that gathers people around God’s Word and the Eucharist. Drawing on its architecture, he compared the Church to a living structure built from many stones, with Christ as its foundation and goal. The ongoing construction of the Basilica, he said, symbolizes the Christian life as a work continually being completed by God, inviting believers to cooperate in His plan.
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