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 →
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 →
The Featured Item: This is a signed letter from Cardinal Terence Cooke to a Cuban Bishop, Carlos Riu Angles in 1966. The signed letter from him is of special... read more →
The artifact is a very rare holy card containing a piece of fringe from the throne of Pope Leo XIII. It measures 6 X 9 cm and contains the... read more →
Giovanni Baptista Montini, the future Blessed Pope Paul VI, was born on September 26, 1897 and baptized four days later. That same... read more →
These are the ballots a bishop would have used to vote... read more →
In 2001 Father Kunst and his father went to northern Italy, to an area called Belluno where Pope John Paul I lived. They visited his family,... read more →
Quite an interesting story is connected to this holy card and relic of Albino Luciani who became Pope John Paul I, reigning for only thirty-three days... read more →
When John Paul was elected in 1978, there wasn’t a 24 hour news service, or the internet like we have today that made hundreds of... read more →
A rare and beautiful pectoral cross from the Jubilee year of 1826–the extension. The crucifix has the cruciform, an image of the Holy Spirit, images of Saints Peter and... read more →
Papal Bull Issued During 13-day Papacy of Pope Urban VII This is an extraordinarily rare papal bull issued during the 13-day papacy of... read more →
We celebrate the birth and feast day (in Italy) of Giovanni Montini who was born in Brescia, Italy, in 1897, and spent his entire life in service to... 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 →
April 20, 2008: Pope Benedict’s visit to the United States included his wish to pray at the site of Ground Zero. We pray in gratitude for your life, Pope... read more →
Here is Father’s Commentary You can see that this item is very important to me because it’s framed. I don’t have a lot of items that are framed. This... read more →
The calling card has a short, affectionate message from Cardinal Albino Luciani, the Patriarch of Venice. It is a rare item since John Paul I was only Pope... 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 →
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 →
These seven rosaries, all gifts to Father Richard Kunst from Pope John Paul II, were directly given to him, except for one. The first was a gift from... 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 →
The Lead Seals & Chains Featured Above: These lead seals are some of the finest items in Father Kunst’s collection. They are nickel size seals that held the... read more →
Here is an interesting observation by Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen in his book, Those Mysterious Priests, about the actual placement... read more →