The artifact is a second class relic, meaning it is an article of clothing belonging to the pope. It is contained in an ornate reliquary with... read more →
Consistory A formal meeting of the Sacred College of Cardinals. One of its functions is the creation, by the pope, of new cardinals in the presence of the... read more →
The artifact presented here is a complete, thirty-piece set of a papal procession dating from the pontificate of Pius XI who reigned from 1922-1939. The 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 →
Address of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger at the Beginning of the Thanksgiving Mass for the 25th Anniversary of the Pontificate of John Paul II In... 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 on which one... read more →
On this date in 1969 then Bishop Fulton Sheen resigned as Bishop of Rochester. As he said, “I am not retiring, only retreading.” Pope Paul VI... read more →
These young men were supposed to meet with the pope in May, when the swearing in of the new soldiers is traditionally celebrated. Nevertheless, the pandemic caused... read more →