Pope Leo XIV marked the 56th anniversary of Moon Landing with Observatory Visit, call Buzz Aldrin

Rome: Pope Leo XIV made a call to the 56th anniversary and astronaut buzz Aldrin on Sunday with a trip to the Vatican Astronomical Observatory in Custel Gandolfo.After praying to Sunday Angelus in its summer retreat in Custel Gandolfo, Leo turned to the astronomical observatory located in the Pontificical Villa, where he closely looked at the binoculars who have supported the decades-based perspectives.Pontifs were accompanied by students and students attending the traditional summer school organized by the Observatory.This was the first visit to the Pope Leo’s observatory, which was founded in 1891 by Leo XIII. However, its first vision can be detected for installation by a commission’s Pope Gregory XIII for the purpose of studying scientific figures and implications of calendar correction in 1582.The Vatican Observatory has produced top-oriented research from its scientific-promotion, which attracts academics in its meteorite collection, including Mars bits and is considered one of the world’s best.Later on Sunday, the Pope called Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who shared the historic 1969 Moonwalk with Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins.Pope Leo wrote on his X account, “This evening, 56 years after Apollo 11 Moon Landing, I spoke with Astronaut Buzz Aldrin.” “Together we shared the memory of a historical achievement, a testimony to human simplicity, and we reflected on the mystery and greatness of the universe.” Pope Leo then blessed astronauts, his family and his colleagues.There are some examples of pope calls for “space”. In 2011, the Pope Benedict XVI captured the space station and asked about the future of the planet and the environmental risks that arose.Prior to Benedict, Pope Paul VI sent a radio message to astronaut Armstrong, Aldrin and Colins after his moonwalk, calling them the “winner of the moon”.