Last Updated on July 21, 2025 by Matt Staff The late 1960s were a whirlwind of culture, rebellion, creativity, and change.

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Pope Leo XIV visited the Vatican Observatory. He commemorated the 1969 moon landing. He observed the Sea of Tranquility. The Holy See Press Office shared the news. Images of the Pope went viral.

Fifty-six years after the historic landing of Apollo 11 on the moon, Pope Leo XIV speaks with astronaut Buzz Aldrin of the ...

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Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called astronaut Buzz Aldrin and visited the Vatican’s astronomical observatory in Castel Gandolfo to ...

This was Pope Leo's first visit to the observatory, founded in 1891 by Leo XIII. He later called Aldrin. “Together we shared ...

Buzz Aldrin pays tribute to the Apollo 11 mission on its anniversary, invoking Kennedy's famous speech and expressing ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On July 20, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong ...