Vatican City, Jul 23, 2025 / 13:42 pm Pope Leo XIV returned to the Vatican on July 22 around 9 p.m. local time after spending more than two weeks at the papal residence in Castel Gandolfo.

(AP) — Pope Leo XIV visited the Vatican Observatory and spoke by phone with astronaut Buzz Aldrin on Sunday.

ROME (AP) — 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 ...

There are a few precedents of papal calls to “space.” In 2011, Pope Benedict XVI rang the space station and asked about the future of the planet and the environmental risks it faced. Before ...

Pope Leo XIV marks 56th anniversary of moon landing with observatory visit, call to Buzz Aldrin There are a few precedents of papal calls to “space.” ...