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Olympic Stadium opens doors to thousands for Pope's prayer vigil

Barcelona

Musical performances begin at 6pm with Holy Father to arrive around 8pm

Pope greets devotees in Catalan outside cathedral

Barcelona

Pontiff leaves temple after the middle hour prayer and gives short speech

Pope lands in Barcelona for two-day Catalonia visit

Barcelona

President Salvador Illa welcomes pontiff in El Prat airport

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Fences, stages, and no-parking: final Pope preparations in Barcelona

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The Catalan anti-poverty project that 'impressed' Pope Leo XIV

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Tote bags and Vatican flags: Barcelona prepares for Pope's visit

Energy communities gain ground in Catalonia to strengthen a more resilient power system

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Barcelona Supercomputing Center launches new quantum computer in former chapel

Pope's Sagrada Família blessing ceremony to gather 8,000 people

New fines of up to €900,000 for graffiti on trains

Son of former Mango CEO arrested in relation to father's death in 2024

Speak Catalan, the initiative of two young people to help foreigners speak Catalan in social settings

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Pope Leo XIV to lead 37,000-strong prayer vigil at Barcelona's Olympic Stadium

Casa Batlló's last original Gaudí residence restored and opened to public for first time

Traditional Catalan dessert finds audience in Barcelona's tourist-flooded centre

Palestinian journalist Mariam Barghouti takes up CCCB residency

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