BARCELONA, Spain.— The Spanish newspaper The Vanguardpublished an article by the journalist Joaquin Luna Moralesin which he announced that the Pope Leo XIV would visit Barcelona on June 9 and 10, within the framework of its visit to Spain.
He papal visit program has not yet been released by the vaticanTherefore, it could be modified, the Spanish media acknowledged.
Leo XIV would spend 35 hours in Barcelona
Leo XIV will arrive in Barcelona on June 9, where he will gather faithful at the Olympic Stadium and bless the Tower of Jesus Christ in the Sagrada Família. pic.twitter.com/6PAIIaHvgm
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The article by Luna Morales adds that the holy father will spend some 35 hours in Barcelonabetween June 9 and 10.
Until now, it is known that the trip would have three stages: Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands.
Barcelona’s provisional program would include a massive event on Tuesday, June 9 at the Montjuïc Olympic Stadium.
Municipal sources have confirmed this meeting, notes La Vanguardia, in which the Palau Sant Jordi would be the alternative.
For its part, the Archbishopric of Barcelona declined to comment on the possible visit while waiting for the Vatican to announce the trip program.
The Pope would arrive in Madrid
‼️Pope Leo XIV will stop in Barcelona on June 9 and 10.
The pontiff plans to spend 35 hours in the Spanish city to meet with the faithful and to inaugurate the tower of Jesus, the top of the Sagrada Familia that will make it the tallest Catholic church… pic.twitter.com/KyGBcPbbJH
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It is likely that Pope Leo XIV will arrive in Madrid where he could officiate a mass at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium, according to church media.
The Tower of Jesus and Gaudí’s death anniversary
The Catalan newspaper adds that the bishop of Rome would spend a night in Barcelona, and it is likely that on Wednesday, June 10, he would visit the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia for the culmination of the works of the Tower of Jesusthe tallest of the expiatory temple, which concludes a work that began in 1882, when the first stone was laid by Bishop Urquinaona.
The Basilica of the Sagrada Familia, masterpiece of the architect Antonio Gaudí, whose centenary of his death is commemorated that day.
According to the publication, on June 10, Pope Leo XIV would celebrate a solemn mass to inaugurate the tower that will reach 172.5 meters in height, as the central event of the Year of Gaudí.
The Construction Board of the Sagrada Familia has also avoided confirming the papal visit, which in official media in Barcelona everyone takes for granted, La Vanguardia highlights.
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