Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica is ready to raise its immense central tower over the coming months and become the ...

On November 7, the one-of-a-kind Church of the Holy Family, or "Sagrada Familia," will be consecrated by Pope Benedict and also designated as a basilica. During a press conference regarding the ...

BARCELONA (Reuters) - For decades tourists have visited the twisting spires of Barcelona's iconic Sagrada Familia church, but 128 years after construction began Catholic faithful will worship there ...

For a project in the works for more than 130 years, it is perhaps fitting that when the chief architect for Barcelona's breathtaking basilica La Sagrada Família recently announced construction had ...

After more than a century of illegal construction work, Barcelona’s towering Sagrada Familia church has finally agreed to make things right with the city council. Under the terms of a historic deal, ...

NEW YORK -- Peru's Machu Picchu ancient ruins, Antoni Gaudi's Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona and a New Orleans elementary school are among the cultural heritage sites threatened by neglect or ...

An aerial view of the Ulm Cathedral. After more than 130 years, a church tower in Ulm will lose its title as the world's tallest to the Sagrada Família church in Barcelona - thanks to a company near ...

BARCELONA, Spain – A memorial service for the victims who died last month in the crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 in the French Alps is being held at Barcelona's landmark Sagrada Familia basilica, ...

Amid the horror and chaos of the Aug. 17 terrorist attack in Barcelona, more than 800 people found shelter in the Basilica of Santa Maria del Pi. The Gothic church, situated in the historic center of ...

Police in Barcelona say experts found no explosives after searching a suspicious van near the landmark Sagrada Familia basilica and that concern about a possible extremist attack that prompted ...