Pope Leo XIV has 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.

Fifty-six years after the Apollo 11 mission, Pope Leo XIV spoke with astronaut Buzz Aldrin on Sunday evening. File Photo by Stefano Spaziani/UPI July 21 (UPI) --Pope Leo XIV spoke with astronaut Buzz Aldrin to discuss the 56th anniversary of the Apollo 11 ...

"Sadly, this act adds to the continuous military attacks against the civilian population and places of worship in Gaza."

After praying the Sunday Angelus at his summer retreat in Castel Gandolfo, Leo headed to the astronomical observatory located in the Pontifical Villas, where he took a close look at the telescopes that have supported celestial exploration from a faith-based perspective for decades.

The boy “suddenly recovered" after a physician invoked a 19th century Spanish priest in prayer, church officials announced.

Pope Leo XIV's busy Sunday included numerous reminders of his Chicago Roots. He was gifted a custom t-shirt emblazoned with "Da Pope" while leaving Mass.

Pope Leo XIV has declared the first miracle of his papacy, referencing the birth of a baby boy in Rhode Island in 2007. The newborn's heart stopped, and then his doctor prayed to a 19th century priest.

Marcel and Ann Muñoz were decked out with their three kids in shirts reading, "Da Pope" when they went to see Pope Leo XIV give mass in Italy.

In a telephone conversation with President Mahmoud Abbas of the State of Palestine on Monday, Pope Leo XIV repeated his appeal for international humanitarian law to be fully respected. According to the Vatican,

With a born-and-raised Chicagoan leading the Catholic church, some small business owners have sprung into action to cash in.