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 Aldrin.

Pope Leo XIV visited Monday the Santa Marta elderly home in Castel Gandolfo, greeting and shaking hands with the elderly women living in the facility, all between the ages of 80 and 101.

“Pope Leo XIV has been informed of the victims and damage caused by Typhoon Danas in Taiwan. He is praying for those affected and has instructed the Office of Papal Charities to provide concrete aid to the population,” Holy See Press Office director Matteo Bruni said.

Pope Leo later spoke to astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who shared the historic 1969 moonwalk with Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins.