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Barcelona's Sagrada Familia to host two free open days this month
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (296+ words) Barcelona's Sagrada Familia is set to host two free open days for thousands of visitors this February. It's the fifth consecutive year the cathedral has invited people in to celebrate Santa Eul'lia in Barcelona. Festa Santa Eul'lia " the Catalonian capital's…...
Gothic church loses title of world's tallest to Spanish rival
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (344+ words) Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica became the world's tallest church on Thursday. The church confirmed that the masterwork of architect Antoni Gaud" now rises to 162. 91m (534 feet) above the city after a part of its central tower was lifted into place, just…...
Sagrada Familia reaches full height after 144 years " but still isn't finished
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (424+ words) Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica is set to reach its full towering height on Friday, marking a significant milestone for Antoni Gaud's unfinished masterpiece. A crane is currently positioning the final section of a cross atop the "Tower of Jesus Christ,…...
Barcelona's Sagrada Familia reaches its maximum height after more than a century
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (438+ words) A crane placed the upper arm of a cross atop the Tower of Jesus Christ, the church's soaring central piece, which now stands 172. 5 meters (566 feet) above the city. With Friday's addition, the Sagrada Familia inched closer to being done. The…...
Sagrada Familia to host series of events celebrating architect Gaud
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (283+ words) Barcelona will throw a huge celebration to commemorate the completion of the Sagrada Familia and the centenary of architect Antoni Gaud's death. The Unesco World Heritage site will finally be completed next year, some 144 years after work first started in…...
Gospel Music Singer Ron Kenoly Dead at 81
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (162+ words) Ron Kenoly, a worship leader who maintained a multi-decade career as a gospel singer, died Tuesday morning. The news about Kenoly's death was confirmed by his friend, musician Bruno Miranda, who shared a post about the late singer on Instagram…...
Catholic churches expecting largest number of new members in years this Easter
2+ week, 3+ day ago (366+ words) St. Isaac Jogues Catholic Parish is preparing to receive 47 people into the church, a dramatic increase over the 21 welcomed this time last year. Now the church is working to get to the heart of the surge. Dozens of soon-to-be Catholics…...
Jonathan Turley Slams Keith Ellison For Being "Wrong" About Claim Involving Anti-ICE Church Rioters
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (422+ words) George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley said Wednesday that the left-wing rioters who stormed a church Sunday would be in for "an extraordinary moment" due to bad advice from a state attorney general. Former CNN host Don Lemon broadcast…...
Alabama Methodist group loses state Supreme Court appeal in fight over church property
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (728+ words) The Alabama Supreme Court today refused to give a rehearing to a group of breakaway Methodists in Auburn who had sued over control of church property. The state Supreme Court had dismissed the lawsuit against the Alabama-West Florida Conference of…...
Demolition begins at Midtown Mobile church auditorium months after October fire
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (242+ words) Video above: Demolition begins at Midtown Mobile church auditorium months after October fire Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct 3 Circle's arrangement with Dauphin Way Baptist Church. We regret the error. MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) " Demolition is underway nearly…...