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Pope Leo XIV Marks Moon Landing Anniversary With Call to U.S. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin

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Pope Leo XIV speaks by video call with Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, and his wife Anca Faur, from Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on July 20, 2025.
Earlier in the day, Pope Leo visited the Vatican’s internationally-recognized observatory, called the Specola Vaticana, where he was able to look through the astronomical center’s historic telescopes.