Pope Leo XIV waves to faithful from a balcony after the recitation of the Rosary at the Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat, near Barcelona, on June 10, 2026. Pope Leo XIV is visiting Spain June 6-12 with stops in Madrid, Barcelona, and the Canary Islands, where he will meet with migrants and organisat»»»

Pope Leo will bless the Sagrada Familia's soaring central Jesus Christ tower in Barcelona on Wednesday, ahead of a visit to the Canary Islands where he will focus on immigration. The Pope has received a rapturous reception during his visit to Spain where he on Sunday held an open-air mass with»»»

The Sagrada Familia’s central Jesus Christ tower was completed in February, bringing the basilica to its maximum height of 172.5m. (AFP pic) BARCELONA: Pope Leo XIV will bless the giant new tower of the famed Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona on Wednesday and celebrate mass inside what is now t»»»

BARCELONA, June 10, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Pope Leo XIV will bless the giant new tower of the famed Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona on Wednesday and celebrate mass inside what is now the world's tallest church. The church is a still-unfinished modernist masterpiece by architect Antoni Gaudi that wa»»»

Today marks the seven-year anniversary of the cold-blooded murder of Lassana Cisse, and the attempted murder of two of his friends. The prosecution finished presenting its case in 2021, but seven years after the murder, Francesco Fenech and Lorin Scicluna are yet to stand trial for what is believed»»»

BARCELONA, WEDNESDAY - Barcelona reminds that Camp Nou Stadium and the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League are a deadly combination for visiting teams. After nearly seven years of not being heard in that phase of the tournament, the intimidating nature of Camp Nou is finally acknowledged ag»»»

BARCELONA – Constructors crowned the largest tower of Barcelona’s unfinished Sagrada Familia basilica with a final piece on Feb 20, setting the peak of the world’s tallest church at 172.5m. Completion of the entire Sagrada Familia, however, is expected to be completed in around a decade’s time . Th»»»

Forced into marriage at 14 in Afghanistan, Roya Karimi has defied all odds to become a European bodybuilding champion. Escaping to Norway, she rebuilt her life, finding strength and reclaiming her identity through the sport. Now a symbol of empowerment, her journey inspires Afghan women to challeng»»»

The Sagrada Família has become the tallest church in the world, after workers placed the first part of a cross at the top of its central tower. Now measuring 162.91 metres tall, the Spanish basilica has officially pipped the record from the Ulm Minster in Germany, which has held the crown since 189»»»

This month, indie musicians in San Francisco gathered for a series of talks called Death to Spotify, where attenders explored “what it means to decentralize music discovery, production and listening from capitalist economies”. The events, held at Bathers library, featured speakers from indie statio»»»

  Weeks after Donald Trump’s global tariff bombshell, Jeff Chen’s factory in Taiwan is as busy as ever, turning out carbon and alloy wheels for high-end bicycles bound for US and European markets. But he wonders how much longer it will last. The ... »»»