Pope Leo XIV held a video conference with Buzz Aldrin, the second man to set foot on the moon, 56 years after the momentous Apollo 11 landing. The Vatican Press Office announced the news. The Pontiff and the 95-year-old astronaut reminisced about the 1969 achievement, remarking on the importance of space travel as a demonstration of human ingenuity. Citing Psalm 8, they reflected on the grandeur and fragility of creation. At the end of the conversation, the Pope bestowed a blessing on Aldrin, his family, and his colleagues. A symbolic interaction between science and religion, memory and hope.