Pope Francis has taken the first step toward making Antoni Gaudí, the famed architect of Barcelona’s Sagrada Família, a saint. On Monday (April 14), Pope Francis recognized the “heroic virtues” of the ...

Millions of Catholics are flocking to the Italian capital this year. But despite public works and investment, some residents ...

Antoni Gaudí, architect of the Sagrada Família, is one step closer to becoming a saint after the Vatican recognized him for ...

Pope Francis declares Antoni Gaudí venerable, marking a significant milestone for the appreciation of sacred art and architecture.

A new Vatican-commissioned sculpture by Canadian artist Timothy P. Schmalz titled “Be Welcoming” was installed in St. Peter’s ...

Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí was recently declared “Venerable” by the Vatican, a necessary step toward canonisation, or ...

Antoni Gaudí, the celebrated Catalan long nicknamed “God’s architect” for designing Barcelona’s Sagrada Família, has been put on the path to sainthood by the Vatican.

Two popes who played instrumental roles in building the world's largest church now gaze at one another with renewed clarity in the apse of St. Peter's Basilica.

Pope Francis declared the Sagrada Familia architect “venerable,” the second step in the beatification process. He still must ...

A new bronze sculpture installed in St. Peter's Square, near the showers and medical clinic the Vatican runs for people in ...

Pope Francis on Monday signed a decree that recognized the 20th-century visionary’s “heroic virtues” and put him on the path ...

In the Middle Ages, the Roman Church replaced this idea of debt cancellation with the concept of plenary indulgence—an ...