Papal Artifacts

Jan 26, 2015 6:18pm

January 27, 1999: Pope John Paul II's Historic Visit to St. Louis

John Paul II: An Umbrella Used During the Papal Mass

And the Curator of Papal Artifacts, Father Richard Kunst, concelebrates Mass with the future Saint John Paul II. At this Mass, hundreds of Eucharistic ministers distributed communion to the people attending. Umbrellas dire... read more »

Jan 24, 2015 5:34pm

January 25, 1959: Pope John XXIII Stuns the World with the Announcement of the Second Vatican Council Scheduled to Commence in October 1962

An Autographed Photo of Saint John XXIII in a Silver Presentation Frame

There have been only twenty-one ecumenical councils in the history of the Catholic Church. In this year of the canonizations of Blessed John XXIII and Blessed John Paul II, some very interesting information regarding it can b... read more »

Jan 24, 2015 11:50am

Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, Secretary to Pope Saint John Paul II, Attends the Debut Performance of the Official Hymn for WYD 2016 in Krakow, Blessed Are the Merciful

Cardinal Dziwisz

Krakow, Poland, Jan 7, 2015 Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz of Krakow was present for the performance, along with Blycharz. The initial version of the song is sung by Katarzyna Bogusz, Alexandra Maciejewska and Przemek Kleczko... read more »

Jan 24, 2015 4:24am

January 24, 1118: The Election of Pope Gelasius II, Featuring One of the Oldest Artifacts in the Collection--A Lead Seal from a Papal Bulla

Lead Bulla with Name of Pope Gelasius II

The word, bull comes from the Latin, bubble. It is the lead seal that was appended to the end of a document acting as the signature of the pope. On one side, it contains the pope’s name and on the other, images ... read more »

Jan 24, 2015 4:22am

The EWTN Live Interview of Father Richard Kunst, Curator of the Papal Artifacts Collection

We encourage you to view the EWTN live interview, which was broadcast on EWTN on August 4, 2010. We continue to feature it, because the artifacts and interview are a great introduction to the Collection and to the priest who ... read more »

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Saint John Paul II: Memorabilia From His Beatification

On Sunday, May 1st, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI beatified John Paul II before one and one-half million people. Among them was Father Richard Kunst, the Papal Artifacts' Expert. These items are from Blessed John Paul's beatificati... read more »

St. Padre Pio: A Booklet About Him and Signed by Him

A Booklet about St. Padre Pio signed by him. It was written during his lifetime and is signed on the title page Padre Pio. It is undated. Padre Pio who lived from 1887 to 1968 was a stigmatist for fifty years. A stigm... read more »

Innocent X: An Engraving

An engraving of Pope Innocent X, probably from the 18th century. read more »