The Papal Artifacts’ Collection is primarily dedicated to artifacts connected to the papacy. Individual popes, their biographies and multiple items belonging to them, including... read more →
It is almost impossible to overestimate the value of true humility and its power in the spiritual life. ---Thomas Merton Era: 1915-1968 Thomas Merton was... read more →
For those of you unfamiliar with the relics on Papal Artifacts or with the practice of venerating relics in the Catholic church, we hope this... read more →
About the Artifact: A Signed Letter of Carlo Maderno Carlo Maderno was responsible for the façade of St. Peter’s and therefore, one of the... read more →
The translated letter signed as Pope is dated June, 1599. Papal Artifacts is grateful to Professor John Adams for his generosity in this and other translations in the... read more →
This is an untranslated 8 X 11 papal letter assuring Cardinal Lancelotti that all vacant posts in the city and dioceses of Piacenza will be filled by the persons... read more →
Papal Artifacts joins in honoring this physician who served in such a capacity that traversed the pontificates of four popes. We offer our prayers and gratitude... read more →
At this Mass, hundreds of Eucharistic ministers distributed communion to the people attending. Umbrellas directed people to the sites where the Eucharist was being offered.... read more →
January 25, 1959: Pope John XXIII Stuns the World with the Announcement of the Second Vatican Council Scheduled to Commence in October 1962 There have been only twenty-one... read more →
An interesting fact about this Pope is that he was known to use the sleeve of his cassocks as a place to dab his fountain pen to make... read more →
A Commentary on the Invitation: We talked about how Pope John Paul went to Poland early in... read more →
The card attached to the fountain pen is a document of authenticity for the item. It states that this fountain pen was used many times by His Holiness,... read more →
The item presented here is a beautiful Morion style helmet used by the Swiss Guard in service to the Pope in the 1960s. It has... read more →
Poland's government has chosen 2017 as a Jubilee Year for the country, celebrating the 300th anniversary of the first canonical... read more →
The Papal Artifacts’ Collection is primarily dedicated to artifacts connected to the papacy. Individual popes, their biographies and multiple items belonging to them, including first and second class relics,... read more →
Pope John Paul I: The Sun Ray of God's Love In 2001, Father Kunst and his father went to northern Italy, to an area... read more →
Anyone familiar with Pope John Paul II is aware of the massive amount of young people who swarmed to World Youth... read more →
There are few items in the Papal Artifacts’ Collection to compare with this rare acquisition of a letter, signed by Pope John Paul in... read more →
A Story about the Cancelled Check Signed by Sr. Lucia of Fatima: The check is framed with a holy... read more →
This is a life-size bust of St. Pius V, made of silver-coloured wood, placed on a large shrine of gilt wood. Together they measure 40 inches in height and... read more →
A Word about the Oldest Artifact in the Collection The word, bull comes from the Latin, bubble. It is the lead seal that is appended to the end of... read more →
The Papal Artifacts Collection is replete with items spanning over a thousand years. Here is a unique altar item from another era: a Missal Page Turner from the pontificate... read more →
On 4 June 2004 US President George W. Bush presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom, with Distinction, the United States' highest civilian honor, to John Paul II during a ceremony... read more →
A Look at Sacred Vessels Used at Mass During the Eucharist We did an update a couple days ago on the Chalices that are... read more →
A Commentary on the Unique Elevation of Angelo Roncalli to the Cardinalate Father Richard Kunst, Curator There is a unique circumstance surrounding... read more →
Cardinal Wyszynski was a very significant person during the Cold War. He became Primate of Poland when made cardinal in 1953 by Pope Pius XII.... read more →
Some of the most invaluable artifacts in this Collection are the three chalices featured today. Because of their inseparable connection to the Eucharist, they are... read more →
Patrick Peyton was an active youth who came from a large but “close-knit” family in County Mayo, Ireland where he was born... read more →
Papal Artifacts responds with joy to this update regarding this letter to the Curator's Mother, when, this week, he was able to visit with Cardinal Stanislaw... read more →
This is a very rare artifact, an 8″ X 8″ tile created by the Cosmati family, who have been in existence for centuries and have created... read more →
A First Class Relic of the Saint: About the First Class Relic of St. Maximilian Kolbe: How does one come to have a first class relic of a saint... read more →