The pontiff was accompanied by astronomers and students participating in the traditional summer school organized by the observatory.

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.

ROME -- 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.

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.” ...