US EditionPope Leo XIV Marks 56th Anniversary of Moon Landing with Observatory Visit, Call to Buzz Aldrin
PONTIFICAL VILLAS OF CASTEL GANDOLFO, JUL 20 – Pope Leo XIV engaged with 22 countries' students during the Vatican Specola Summer School highlighting the James Webb Space Telescope's cosmic discoveries and faith-science harmony.
- On July 21, 2025, to honor the 56th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, Pope Leo XIV visited the Vatican’s observatory in Castel Gandolfo and placed a phone call to astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
- This commemoration followed precedents of papal engagement with space explorers, including Pope Paul VI's 1969 radio message and Pope Benedict XVI's 2011 call to the space station about Earth's future.
- On the occasion of the 56th anniversary of the moon landing, the pope made his inaugural trip to the Vatican Observatory, established in 1891 by Leo XIII, where he examined its telescopes and meteorite collection; meanwhile, astronaut Buzz Aldrin recounted his experiences from the historic Apollo 11 mission alongside Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins.
- On his X account, Pope Leo noted that the Apollo 11 achievement demonstrated human creativity and sparked contemplation of the wonder and vastness of Creation, also mentioning that he offered his blessings to the 95-year-old Aldrin, his family, and those involved in the mission during their conversation.
- Meanwhile, at the Falls of the Ohio State Park, kids launched rockets they designed under volunteer Laura Swessel's guidance to celebrate the same anniversary and inspire future lunar ambitions.
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The first Pope born in the USA wanted to personally commemorate the 56th anniversary of the arrival of man on the moon that was celebrated this Sunday. He did so with a visit to the telescopes of Castel Gandolfo and with an exciting telephone conversation with the only one who is still alive of the three astronauts who participated in the historic Apollo 11 expedition. According to the Vatican at the last hour of Sunday, "56 years after the land…
Pope Leo visited the Vatican Observatory in Castel Gandolfo on the anniversary of the lunar landing. He also telephoned Buzz Aldrin and praised the Apollo 11 mission as "historic achievement and testimony of human ingenuity."
On the occasion of the anniversary of the first moon landing, the church head phoned US astronaut Buzz Aldrin - and visited the Vatican Observatory.
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Politics, Policy, Political NewsPope Speaks With Lone Surviving Apollo 11 Astronaut on Anniversary of First Moon Landing
Pope Leo XIV spoke with Apollo 11 astronaut and moonwalker Buzz Aldrin on Sunday to mark the anniversary of the first time in history men landed and walked on the moon, which took place on July 20, 1969.
Pope Leo Marks 56th Anniversary of Moon Landing With Observatory Visit, Call to Buzz Aldrin
Pope Leo XIV marked the 56th anniversary of man's arrival on the moon Sunday with a visit to the Vatican astronomical observatory in Castel Gandolfo and a call to astronaut Buzz Aldrin. After praying the Sunday Angelus...
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