'God's architect' takes 1st step toward sainthood
by editors@theworld.org (Jenna Gadbois) from The World: Latest Stories on (#6WN2X)
Antoni Gaudi was a Spanish architect most famous for the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. A church so beautiful, it is said to inspire many visitors to convert to Catholicism. There has long been a movement to canonize him as a saint. Gaudi's devotees may see their wish granted someday, as Pope Francis has just declared Gaudi to be venerable, a step toward canonization.