After more than a century, construction of Spain's Basilica of the Holy Family in Barcelona, known as Sagrada Familia for its Spanish name, will be completed in 2026, the foundation overseeing the project announced.
During a March 20 press conference announcing the publication
It seemed like one of Antonio Gaudí's dreams come true.
On Nov. 12, the papal nuncio to Spain, Archbishop Bernardito Auza, blessed the towers of the Evangelists of the famous Sagrada Familía basilica in Barcelona. Gaudí, a legendary Catalan architect, started working on
A Catholic church in Virginia whose first congregation filled only eight pews has been named a minor basilica by the Vatican.
Bishop Barry C. Knestout of Richmond, Virginia, announced Oct. 12 that St. Andrew Catholic Church in Roanoke was granted the title of
The Vatican decree elevating the Miraculous Medal Shrine in Philadelphia to the status of minor basilica brings "great joy" to the entire Philadelphia Archdiocese, said Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez.
"The Miraculous Medal Shrine is a great gift drawing souls closer to Christ through
OSV publisher Scott Richert explores the importance of taking opportunities to view the world through a different lens, via reading or traveling: “We need those moments to wake us up, to shake the foundations of our own imagination, to see the world,