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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 →
It was Saint Jerome who translated the Hebrew scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin, the language of the common people. His was a great gift to the Catholic... read more →
On the 480th anniversary of the founding of the Society of Jesus, Fr. General Arturo Sosa - surrounded by lay colleagues & Jesuit brothers - gathered in front... 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... read more →
Pope Francis: Brass Ciborium Used at a Papal Mass in New York This is a brass ciborium measuring 6 1/4 inches in diameter with an... read more →
It was necessary to use a special mix of hot deionized water to deep-clean the accumulated dust from the cracks and small slits in the rock. Each... 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 →
Although these are not in exact order, they remain uppermost on our Curator's list of favorite items. But, 2011 is a far cry from 2020, and he has acquired... 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... read more →
HONOLULU (CNS) — Upset by the suggestion raised by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, that St. Damien was a white supremacist colonizer, two of the saint's Belgian relatives,... read more →
Secret passage that the popes used to escape the Vatican When one thinks of the Vatican, the first image that comes to mind is St. Peter's... read more →
A Vatican Stamp Collection from the Past 150 Years Recently, a stamp collector, Christopher Brunner, generously donated his very large collection of Vatican stamps to Father Kunst’s Papal... read more →
If I were to asked what popes are buried in St. Peter’s Basilica,... read more →
Pope Francis Will Sign New Encyclical on Human Fraternity at the Tomb of St. Francis of Assisi Gerard O’Connell America Magazine Pope Francis will travel to Assisi on... read more →
We invite you to peruse the Media section of Papal Artifacts which is filled with vignettes lasting from a minute to a few minutes depending... read more →