Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Pope Leo XIV blessed a giant new tower at Barcelona's famed Sagrada Familia Basilica, after celebrating mass inside what is now the world's tallest church.

A fireworks and light show illuminated the exterior of the temple at the end of the ceremony, bathing the unfinished basilica in shifting colours that highlighted its towering spires.

Credit: AFP

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