Sagrada Família Sagrada Família The (; ; ) is a large unfinished Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926). Gaudí's work on the building is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and in November 2010 Pope Benedict XVI consecrated and proclaimed it a minor basilica, as distinct from a cathedral, which must be the seat of a bishop. In 1882, construction of Sagrada Família started under architect Francisco de Paula del Villar. In 1883, when Villar resigned, Gaudí took over as chief architect, transforming the project with his architectural and engineering style, combining Gothic and curvilinear
FAMILIA (lay apostolate) the leaders and provides different helps to improve family life. FAMILIA usually exists as part of parish or diocesan structures in a variety of parishes throughout Canada, the USA, and the Philippines. FAMILIA (lay apostolate) FAMILIA is an apostolate, founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota, designed to strengthen Christian family life. It stands for "FAMIly Life In America". As the director in Edmonton summarized it to the "Western Catholic Reporter", "Familia was put together from what Pope John Paul II said about family." Familia was founded in 1993 by Paul and Libbie Sellors as a four-year program of catechetical formation. The series