Overview
- The Tower of Jesus Christ was finished in February 2026, bringing the basilica to 172.5 meters and making the Sagrada Família the tallest church in the world.
- Pope Leo XIV will travel to Barcelona to bless the tower at a mass on June 10, 2026, and Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sánchez is expected to attend.
- Substantive work will continue for years, focused on interior finishing, lift installation and the south‑side Glory Façade that could require demolition or relocation of roughly 200 residents and is the subject of talks with Barcelona city council.
- The project is funded largely by visitors, who numbered 4.87 million in 2025 and generated €134.5 million with about €58.4 million reinvested in construction, while the city committed €36 million over ten years under a 2018 agreement.
- Craft teams have rebuilt Gaudí’s lost plans using traditional stonemasonry alongside digital tools and robotics, the tower’s luminous cross was manufactured in Germany in 2025, and Gaudí—declared 'venerable' in April 2025—remains on a possible path to sainthood with no public Vatican decision yet.